Sherlock Holmes, the world's "only unofficial consulting detective", was first introduced to readers in A Study in Scarlet published by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in 1887. It was with the publication of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, however, that the master sleuth grew tremendously in popularity, later to become one of the most beloved literary characters of all time. In this book series, the short stories comprising The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes have been amusingly illustrated using only Lego® brand minifigures and bricks. The illustrations recreate, through custom designed Lego models, the composition of the black and white drawings by Sidney Paget that accompanied the original publication of these adventures appearing in The Strand Magazine from July 1891 to June 1892. Paget's iconic illustrations are largely responsible for the popular image of Sherlock Holmes, including his deerstalker cap and Inverness cape, details never mentioned in the writings of Conan Doyle. This uniquely illustrated collection, which features some of the most famous and enjoyable cases investigated by Sherlock Holmes and his devoted friend and biographer Dr. John H. Watson, including A Sandal in Bohemia and The Red-Headed League, is sure to delight Lego enthusiasts, as well as fans of the Great Detective, both old and new. A CASE OF IDENTITY: Miss Mary Sutherland, a woman with a substantial income, visits Sherlock Holmes to request his assistance regarding the mysterious disappearance of her fiancé, Hosmer Angel, from the carriage that was conveying him to their wedding. Holmes effortlessly deduces what has really happened from his residence on Baker Street, but chooses not to inform his client as he fears she will not believe him.

本作は、日常に潜む醜悪なエゴを浮き彫りにした心理サスペンスです。身近な者による裏切りという残酷な真実を、ホームズがあえて依頼人に告げない選択をする幕切れは、探偵の理性と倫理観の葛藤を鮮烈に物語っており、読者の心に「正義とは何か」という重い問いを突き刺します。 映像化作品では登場人物の悲哀がドラマチックに強調されがちですが、本書はレゴを用いた独自の挿絵により、シドニー・パジェットの様式美を再現しつつ、物語の冷徹なロジックを際立たせています。映像が映し出す情緒的な情念と、原作の緻密な知的興奮。両メディアを往来することで、名探偵が守ろうとした真実の重みをより多層的に味わえるはずです。