Detective Story Fanatic Gifts

'Speak.'

Sherlock Homes

The Anti-Agent

The mysterious Sherlock Holmes - 'Is he wearing his cap backwards or forwards?'

Detective and child follow footprints using magnifying glasses.

'It was part way through the initial investigation that detective Walters felt as if he was being watched, but there was no one in the room. No one that is except the cat, who sat contently on the chair and watched him with an almost human repose.'

Sherlock Holmes with a magnifying glass.

'Keep an eye on that one. He looks like a sketchy character to me.'

'Any ideas on motive?' 'Only one, Chief.'

"The DNA sample from the mink fibres found in the suspect's car matched the DNA sample from the mink coat found at the scene of the crime, so I'm thinking, maybe these minks were twins?"

CSI Wonderland. (Photographer takes a picture of a cracked Humpty Dumpty. Investigators collect evidence from the scene.)

Mystery Writing 101 - Mailbox: The butler did it, the gardener, the chauffeur.

"It's a forgery―and a recent one, too."

Writers wait in their area of expertise.

"This, Yorik... Do you know him well?"

"I'm sorry- when you said 'bad' cop, I assumed you meant incompetent."

Benjamin Bunny re-writes Beatrix Potter

Sherlock Holmes' tax return

'It's Yorick all right - I know his DNA well.'

"Me? A retired canine officer. They let me go when they found out I couldn't smell fear any more."

"I found out the hard way what a short hop it is from 'Seize the Day' to 'Seize the Money!'"

Crime Writer's Society.

Animals have broken into (and out of) Norm's home through window.

"Check this wall for fingerprints."

"Any clues?"

'I'll be happy to provide a blood sample but it won't be mine.'

"The butler did it!"

Where were you on the night of December 24th between 10pm and 5am

"Hmmm...this'll be a tough one..."

"Cut. Cut. You call this a crime scene?"

Marriage Crash Investigation

"This is too hard, but I'd recognize him on his own."

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

"Looks like some kind of laser beam. No sign of the murder weapon."

Holmes and Watson: Solutions Solutions