Detective Mystery References
Commenters compare the post's events or investigation to Sherlock Holmes stories, whodunits, Agatha Christie novels, and other detective fiction.
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This sounds like a real whodunit.
The detective from Knives Out would have solved this by now
This feels like something out of a Sherlock Holmes novel. The Red Headed League or something...
The story is like one from a Sherlock Holmes novel. Quite fascinating :)
This might be a good plot for a who-dunnit.
An unsolved mystery? Someone should get Sherlock Holmes on the case!
give me the man and i will find the crime
This is like a real-life crime fiction.
Man I miss these kinds of detective posts on HN
Clearly a case for Sherlock Homes