Stories Short Story The Book of the Enemy Story: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 The Book of the Enemy 1 image Overview Characters How to Read Reviews Statistics Quotes 1 Overview Released Thursday, January 25, 2018 Written by Andrew Hickey Publisher Obverse Books Read Read Favourite Favourited Add Review Edit Review Log a repeat Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Owned Save to my list Saved Edit date completed Custom Date Release Date Archive (no date) Save Characters Sherlock Holmes How to read The Book of the Enemy: Books The Book of the Enemy Reviews Add Review Edit Review Submit a Review Statistics More Ratings Needed! 3 ratings Member Statistics Read 11 Favourited 1 Reviewed 0 Saved 0 Skipped 7 Quotes Add Quote Link to Quote Favourite Tags: Funny (The storyteller is describing his friend, Sherlock Holmes.) He could hear a description of a seemingly innocuous event and, much like a magician watching another’s card trick, instantly seize on a detail. He might ask what a hotel guest had for breakfast, and on being told ‘kippers’ immediately know not only who committed a murder but that the forename of the man who served the kippers was Reginald. — The Book of the Enemy
