“I am afraid, my dear Colonel, that you must regret the hour that you took in such a stormy petrel as I am.”

The adventure for discussion will be “The Reigate Squires” – one of the two stories in the ‘canon’ which mention stormy petrels.

First appeared in The Strand Magazine in 1893 as “The Adventure of the Reigate Squires” and in US editions as “The Reigate Puzzle”

When: Tuesday, September 2, 2014
Time: 7:00 pm
Where: Hampton Place lounge

For more info, please contact Fran

“…a crumpled piece of paper, an old-fashioned brass key, a peg of wood with a ball of string attached to it, and three rusty old discs of metal.”

“These are all that I have left to remind me of the episode of the Musgrave Ritual.”

Who are we?
The Stormy Petrels of B.C.
Where shall we meet?
Hampton Place.
Who shall attend?
All who have interest in Holmes/Doyle
What is the month?
The sixth from the first.
What is the date?
Tuesday, the 3rd.
What is the time?
7:00 pm
Why shall we go?
For the sake of the Game.

Please join us for some very interesting discussions on “The Musgrave Ritual”

For further information, please contact Fran

“The supply of game for London is going steadily up. Head keeper Hudson, we believe, has been now told to receive all orders for fly-paper, and for preservation of your hen pheasant’s life.”

What does this enigmatic message mean? Why did it have such a devastating effect on one man?

Dr. Watson asks Holmes why he should study this case in particular.
Holmes replies: “Because it was the first in which I was ever engaged.”

What important role does a bull-terrier play in this case?

Join The Stormy Petrels on Tuesday, May 6th to discuss “The Gloria Scott”

Time: 7:00 pm
Venue: Sherlock’s Café. 659 Columbia Street, New Westminster.

The Stormy Petrels of BC will meet at the usual Hampton Place location on April 1, 2014 at 7:00 pm to discuss “The Stockbroker’s Clerk”

This story first appeared in The Strand Magazine in 1893. It is one of the few stories (8) in which no women are featured.

Can you detect a similar theme to other cases in the ‘canon’?

If you would like to join the discussion, please contact me for more info.

As always,
The game is afoot!