In this text and graphics adventure mystery game you are the world's greatest sleuth - Sherlock Holmes. Teamed up with Doctor Watson and dealing with the inept Inspector Lestrade, you must solve a double murder in Leatherhead. As well as studying the clues, you must interrogate NPCs, who will react differently if they know certain information.

Time is important to the game - you have a limited amount, and must make use of trains which come at varying times. Unusually, the descriptive text given by the game is kept separate from entered commands, which are stored at the bottom of the screen.

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By	Philip Mitchell
Based on	Arthur Conan Doyle (Sherlock Holmes)
Copyright © 1984	Beam Software
Copyright © 1984	Beam Software
Trademark ™	Melbourne House
Trademark ™	Melbourne House
Written as a group effort, headed by	Philip Mitchell
Cover Design by	Lynda Warner

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Game added March 4th, 2005. Last modified September 30th, 2023.