The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes are overshadowed by the event with which theyclosethe meeting of the great detective and Moriarty the Napoleon of Crime.Their str... » 

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes are overshadowed by the event with which theyclosethe meeting of the great detective and Moriarty the Napoleon of Crime.Their struggle seemingly to the death was to leave many readers desolate atthe loss of Holmes but was also to lead to his immortality as a literaryfigure. However illogical as a detective story The Final Problem has proveditself an unforgettable tale. The stories that precede it included twonarratives from Holmes himself on a mutiny at sea and a treasure hunt in aSussex country house as well as a meeting with his brilliant brother Mycroftof whom Holmes says If the art of the detective began and ended in reasoningfrom any armchair my brother would be the greatest criminal agent that everlived. «