The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

3. How does Sir Arthur Conan Doyle build suspense throughout the adventures?

Socratic Seminar Questions: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.

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This is a very detailed question that is also dependant on the specific story. In general, Doyle builds suspense by piquing our interest...... providing information and contradictions that leave us, as readers, wanting answers. Sometimes he begins with a dead body and sometimes we are provided a scene with unexplained action.