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The Final Problem: This was a very different story to the others. It was interesting to see Moriarty at last, and a nice change of pace to see Holmes actually worried about something. RIP Sherlock (for now)

The Naval Treaty: This was a good one. I had suspected that the document would turn out to be a ruse somehow, but I was wrong. The ending seems fairly cliché in hindsight

The Greek Interpreter: This was fine. It was nice to finally have Mycroft introduced, and to have Watson show his own powers of deduction, but it was a fairly boring story otherwise

The Resident Patient: Based on the set-up, I was expecting much more from this - I had expected secret rooms, so was a bit disappointed. It felt very formulaic. Definitely not the best I've read

The Crooked Man: This was ok. It fell back into the tendency of just telling exactly what happened, without leading the audience towards the answer, but it was a fairly easy read and got the job done

The Musgrave Ritual: This was another past case, but I liked it more than the last one because it had more of a clear direction to it. I was able to pick up on some clues along the way, and I felt that the ending was a satisfying one. I liked it

The "Gloria Scott": Being a past case, this story has a very different format, being told mostly in a letter by someone else. I thought it was an interesting one, but I would have liked a few more clues directing me towards the solution rather than just having the order of events recounted to me. Personal preference, I guess

The Stock Broker's Clerk: I was quite confused throughout this, and, even now, I'm not entirely sure what happened. I think that's a me problem though because I was finding it quite hard to focus today

The Yellow Face: Based on the title, and the fact that this is Victorian, I was more than a little worried going into this. As it turns out, this was actually quite a nice one. I hadn't seen the ending coming, but it was a satisfying one, and I'm glad it all worked out

Silver Blaze: This was a change from the last collection, and I really liked it. The pacing was very good, and, although I didn't pick up on the clues, there was a trail to be followed, which I've decided I like in these things.