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Cute theory, but…no?
Sherlock Holmes: yes to Hound of the Baskervilles, no to Valley of Fear, Study in Scarlet, or Sign of Four. There are too many short stories to cover; plenty of them have neither a high-class victim or perpetrator.
Dupin: yes to Purloined Letter, no to Rue Morgue and the forgettable Marie Roguet.
Poirot: I actually haven’t read any of these, and I don’t want to spoil them, so sure. Maybe they’re shameless class envy.
I think a better explanation would be that mysteries demand drama, and two hoboes shivving it out in an alley isn’t dramatic unless there’s some extra spice. A treasure from India worked just as well as an English inheritance.
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