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«The Adventure of The Second Stain»

One of 13 short stories, with Holmes at the height of his powers and reputation, first published in 1903 in a book «The Return of Sherlock Holmes». Finally recounted after being alluded to darkly in an earlier collection; the British Premier enlists Holmes to recover a stolen letter containing state secrets, and a known spy is found murdered.

Turks & Caicos, 1984, The Adventure of the Second Stain