# The Adventure of the Cardboard Box

**Author:** Arthur Doyle
**Tags:** Private investigators, Holmes, Sherlock (Fictitious character), Detective and mystery stories
**Price:** Free
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**Added:** 10.07.2026
**URL:** https://samolit.com/books/96757

## Description

A gruesome discovery arrives in the mail for Miss Susan Cushing: a cardboard box containing two freshly severed human ears. Scotland Yard, in the person of Inspector Lestrade, quickly dismisses it as a macabre student prank, but Sherlock Holmes senses a far more sinister truth. With Dr. Watson by his side, Holmes delves into the unsettling mystery, his keen eye for detail unraveling clues that others overlook, from the knot in the string to the coarse salt used for preservation. As the investigation deepens, a tragic tale of betrayal, passion, and revenge unfolds, revealing a complicated family history and a crime fueled by jealousy. Holmes must navigate a web of secrets and past grievances to unmask a killer and deliver justice in a case that shakes the very foundations of human morality.