No case too large. No cock too small.
Private consulting detective. Engaged by individuals, families, and Franklin County PD when conventional inquiry has reached its limits.
Services
Each engagement is handled personally. No matter is delegated, and none is considered beneath attention.
Criminal investigation
Independent inquiry into theft, fraud, and matters the official police have been unable to resolve.
Missing persons & property
Tracing individuals, documents, and valuables through observation, record, and inference.
Forensic analysis
Fingerprints, trace materials, tobacco ash, soil, and chemical testing conducted in-house.
Document examination
Handwriting, paper, ink, and typewriter identification for disputed correspondence and wills.
Discreet surveillance
Observation conducted in disguise where required, with findings reported to the client alone.
Consulting to the police
Advisory support to Franklin County PD and regional constabularies on difficult or stalled cases.
Method
Every engagement follows the same discipline, from first meeting to final account.
Observation
Nothing is assumed. The scene, the client, and the evidence are examined in full before any theory is formed.
Deduction
Facts are reasoned from, never toward. Every possibility is weighed and the impossible eliminated.
Seduction
When conventional methods fail, a more personal approach is taken. Those who may hold further evidence are drawn out with charm, patience, and a well-timed glass of claret.
Violence
When even seduction fails, the gloves come off. A true detective will stop at nothing to deliver his clients the answers they seek. Dr. Watson declined to comment.
Verification
A conclusion is tested against the evidence before it is presented. The client receives the truth, and the reasoning behind it.
"When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."The Sign of Four, 1890
Selected cases
A small number of matters made public with the consent of those involved, as recorded by Dr. Watson.
A Study in Scarlet
Two deaths in London traced to a decades-old grievance in the American West.
The Sign of Four
A missing father, an annual pearl, and a stolen treasure recovered from the Thames.
A Scandal in Bohemia
The recovery of a compromising photograph on behalf of a European monarch.
The Hound of the Baskervilles
An inheritance on Dartmoor and the legend used to conceal a calculated crime.
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- Address
- 221B Baker Street, London NW1
- Hours
- By appointment. Urgent matters at any hour.
- Inquiries
- SherlockHolmes@nocasetoosmall.com