Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle KStJ DL (May 22, 1859 – July 7, 1930) was a British writer and physician.

He created the character Sherlock Holmes in 1887 for “A Study in Scarlet” the first of four novels and fifty-six short stories about Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. – Wikipedia

The substance of most Sherlock Holmes mysteries is to Triumuph over an Adversary but in the unique way of stepping back and allowing the Adversary to reveal, convict and even destroy themselves.

The Speckled Band (1892) by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle where the adversary destroys himself.

It is the eighth of the twelve stories collected in “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes”

It is one of four Sherlock Holmes stories that can be classified as a locked room mystery.

The story was first published in Strand Magazine in February 1892, with illustrations by Sidney Paget. … Doyle later revealed that he thought this was his best Sherlock Holmes story. – xAI Grok

The author J. R. R. Tolkien a professor of literature and the writer of the Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit series incorporated as much literature as possible into his writings to help further a desire for literature in others.

Keeping with the Tolkien desire to mash-up literature the film director Peter Jackson improvised some movie scenes including the Thorin vs Azog final battle scene in The Hobbit: Battle of the 5 Armies (2014) movie. The scene is a great depiction of Sherlock Holmes style literature where the outmatched Thorin steps back and permits Azog to defeat himself at least temporarily.

In academic research, specifically Tolkien’s Modern Reading, scholar Holly Ordway outlines over 200 books by 148 different authors published after 1850 that Tolkien demonstrably engaged with, owned, or referenced. – Google AI

by David Anson Brown

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes A Documentary

Thorin vs Azog final battle scene in The Hobbit: Battle of the 5 Armies (2014)

The Speckled Band (1931)

The Speckled Band (1984)