the boscombe valley mystery(graphic novel form one)

THE BOSCOMBE VALLEY MYSTERY

Synopsis:

    The story starts with Dr. Watson reading out a telegram from his friend, Sherlock Holmes who tells him to catch a train to Boscombe Valley. In the train, Holmes tells him about the murder, how he has a different view towards the case n addition to the letter he received from Alice Turner. They begin their investigation on the horrid death of Mr. Charles McCarthy who has supposedly been murdered by his son, James. Young James on the other hand is now imprisoned because apparently all the clues are in his favour. Lestrade, a crime investigator is adamant that James is guilty based on the inspection on the crime scene and the witnesses. Holmes during his quest for evidence manages to trace contrasting proofs and reveals the interesting set of footprints from which Holmes deduces that the perpetrator of the odious murder is a rich man smoking Indian cigar. Instead of disclosing the identity of the murderer, he leaves the case to Lestrade. Soon after, Holmes is visited by Mr. Turner at his office. Mr. Turner makes a surprising confession, claiming himself as a murderer.  That very same day, everything about the murder is exposed. Mr. Turner divulges that Charles Smith and he were enemies ever since their days in Australia. James is forced to marry Alice, Mr. Turner’s daughter to inherit wealth but he objected his dad’s will the day his dad got killed. In the end, both Mr. Turner and Holmes agree to keep the case private for the sake of the innocent James and Alice Turner, who have just got married. 

The Characters and Characteristic:

 SHERLOCK HOLMES

  ™  He was very tall and thin        

  ™  HIs hair was black and his eyes grey

  ™  He loved smoking with a pipe, keeping the tobacco in his shoe

  ™  He loved wearing his peaked cap

DR WATSON

  ™  He was a medical doctor with a medical practice in London

  ™  He was Holmes' good friend and companion

  ™  He usually accompanied and assisted Holmes on his cases

  ™  He helped Holmes to solve his cases

 JOHN TURNER

  ™  He was a rich gentlemen-landowner who owned an estate in Boscombe Valley, near Ross-on-Wye

  ™  He was tall, left-handed, slight limp, likes to smoke Indian Cigar

  ™  He was rather introverted : He did not have many friends

  ™  He was not sociable : He liked staying at home

CHARLES MCCARTHY

  ™  He liked horse-racing and gambled a lot

  ™  In the 1860s, he was a stagecoach driver in Australia

  ™  He witnessed John Turner committing the stagecoach robbery

  ™  He was greedy and demanding

  ™  He like hunting game in Boscombe Valley

 JAMES MCCARTHY

  ™  He was eighteen years old

  ™  He was the murdered victim's son

  ™  He was the prime suspect

  ™  He married a barmaid secretly in Bristol

  ™  The marriage was strained and they lived apart

INSPECTOR LESTRADE

  ™  He was a detective attached to Scotland Yard

  ™  He concluded that James McCarthy was the murderer

  ™  He had to assist Holmes in a reinvestigation of the case

  ™  He had to agree Holmes' conclusion of the case

 ALICE TURNER

  ™  She was eighteen years old

  ™  She was John Turner's daughter

  ™  she was in love with James McCarthy

Themes

·         crime does not pay

    This means that anyone who commits a crime will surely be punished. This happened when Charles McCarthy blackmailed John Turner. He also forced his son, James McCarthy to marry Alice Turner for money. John Turner murdered James McCarthy. After which Turner’s health becomes worse as he had a weak heart. He died seven months later.

·         value of responsibility

    Alice was a responsible girl. Alice asked Holmes to find the real killer. Alice also took care of her sick father.

Moral Values

HONESTY

We must be honest in whatever we do. John Turner paid the price for leading a life of dishonesty.

PRESEVERANCE

We must be persistent in what we set out to do and not give up easily. Sherlock Holmes is a good example of someone who is persistent in doing his work. He does not give up in his quest to find the real killer.

CRIME NEVER PAYS

'Black Jack' of Ballarat's riches did not come from hard work but trough criminal acts. His shadow past eventually catches up with him.

DO NOT BE GREEDY

Charles McCarthy's greed is the cause of his death. He blackmailed John Turner for money and a house and continues to harass Turner for other things. This cause Turner to lose his patience, and he eventually kills McCarthy