The Genius of Sherlock Holmes’ Only Christmas Mystery

In “The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle” the detective again proves he’s smarter than the London police

Peter Cushing as Sherlock Holmes in a 1968 TV version of “The Blue Carbuncle” / Credit: BBC

Great holiday crime stories are rare. Have the plot of a murder mystery unfold on Christmas Day and you risk accusations of trivializing the birth of Christ or playing it for heavy irony.