I’ll level with you: I have never understood the obsession Sherlockians have with the Giant Rat of Sumatra. For those not in the know, this R.O.U.S. is mentioned once by Arthur Conan Doyle in his story ‘The Sussex Vampire’ (1924), when a note sent to Sherlock Holmes makes reference to “your successful action in the … Continue reading #1292: No Police Like Holmes – The Giant Rat of Sumatra (1976) by Richard L. Boyer
