The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle

By Arthur Conan Doyle and P. James Macaluso

Sherlock Holmes, the world’s “only unofficial consulting detective”, was first introduced to readers in A Study in Scarlet published by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in 1887. It was with the publication of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, however, that the master sleuth grew tremendously in popularity, later to become one of the most beloved literary characters of all time.

In this book series, the short stories comprising The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes have been amusingly illustrated using only Lego® brand minifigures and bricks. The illustrations recreate, through custom designed Lego models, the composition of the black and white drawings by Sidney Paget that accompanied the original publication of these adventures appearing in The Strand Magazine from July 1891 to June 1892. Paget’s iconic illustrations are largely responsible for the popular image of Sherlock Holmes, including his deerstalker cap and Inverness cape, details never mentioned in the writings of Conan Doyle.

This uniquely illustrated collection, which features some of the most famous and enjoyable cases investigated by Sherlock Holmes and his devoted friend and biographer Dr. John H. Watson, including A Sandal in Bohemia and The Red-Headed League, is sure to delight Lego enthusiasts, as well as fans of the Great Detective, both old and new.


In this story Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson investigate the curious discovery of a blue carbuncle in the crop of a Christmas goose abandoned by a man during a scuffle with some street ruffians. Holmes makes a series of deductions concerning the owner of a tattered old hat recovered along with the goose and thus sets out on the trail of the audacious thief who stole the precious stone five days previously.

• Language: English
• Publisher: MX Publishing
• Release date: Aug 31, 2016
• ISBN: 9781780927954

Arthur Conan Doyle

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930) was a Scottish writer and physician, most famous for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes and long-suffering sidekick Dr Watson. Conan Doyle was a prolific writer whose other works include fantasy and science fiction stories, plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction and historical novels.

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Reviews for The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle

[cbl_tn · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

At Christmastime, Sherlock Holmes is tasked with returning a lost goose to its rightful owner, whose identity Holmes deduces from the hat he lost with the goose. The case gains a new urgency when the goose is discovered to hold a valuable secret. This is one of the more familiar Holmes stories since it’s often included in anthologies of Christmas mysteries. It’s a good entry point to the Holmes canon. Holmes gives a magical performance as he extracts a man from his hat!

[john257hopper · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This is Conan Doyle's Christmas Sherlock Holmes story, about a lost jewel concealed within the crop of a Christmas goose. It's a good story that manages to combine Christmas humour with a serious backdrop of a man wrongly accused with the theft of the jewel. Not one of Conan Doyle's very best, but always comes up well.

[yougotamber · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Cute short Holmes mystery. Because it was so short, you really didn't get a chance to fall into the story like Doyle's longer works.

[kristelh_15 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

A little Christmas story free from audible. A little grace handed out by Sherlock to one unfortunate man and a would be crook.

[jlapac-1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

A short story or novella that I enjoyed, but didn't have much to it. I did enjoy turning over the word "carbuncle" in my mind. It is a word that we don't hear very often and certainly don't attribute to beautiful gems.

[grothenberger-1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

A classic Holmes story, and a classic reader. While I'm not a huge fan of Holmes, I've always enjoyed Alan Cumming's performances. He makes this one of the best readings I've heard in a long time. He distinguishes voices very clearly, and makes characters of different classes sound eerily accurate. The story, while not complex, is interesting. Really, though, it's the reading that makes it all worthwhile. If you can, get this edition.

[fmrox · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Short story occurring during Christmas time about a missing goose. No murder involved. Minimal violence. Would be rated PG-13 if a movie!Enjoyable short about Sherlock discovery of a goose and hat found by local constable. Not complicated, but easily Sherlock.

[mrslee_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

James Alexander narrates these one story wonders. I enjoyed the reading very much. This makes a great Christmas story, but always makes me want to eat goose for dinner.