The Adventure of Black Peter by Arthur Conan Doyle

The Adventure of Black Peter

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes #31

Arthur Conan Doyle

17 pages • first pub 1904 (editions)

fiction classics mystery short stories adventurous mysterious medium-paced
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Inspector Hopkins asks Sherlock Holmes to help him investigate the murder of Peter Carey, alias Black Peter, a former captain of the whaling ship the Sea Unicorn. Carey's body was found in a wooden hut in which he used to sleep, pinned to the wall...

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Community Reviews

3.39
based on 187 reviews

Moods

mysterious: 87%

adventurous: 68%

dark: 43%

challenging: 18%

tense: 18%

reflective: 12%

funny: 6%

informative: 6%

sad: 6%

Pace

56% of readers chose fast
31% of readers chose medium
12% of readers chose slow
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medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

84% of readers chose Plot
15% of readers chose A mix
Plot
A mix

Strong character development?

8% of readers chose Yes
91% of readers chose No
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No

Loveable characters?

54% of readers chose Yes
9% of readers chose Complicated
36% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

16% of readers chose Yes
8% of readers chose Complicated
66% of readers chose No
8% of readers chose N/A
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Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

8% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose Complicated
66% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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