A Desperate Ruse reveals that Watson's true motive for writing A Study in Scarlet was a much more urgent one than his stated wish broadcast the talent of his friend. The publication of the journal was p[part of a desperate plan - a plan to save the life of the man he was writing about - Sherlock Holmes.
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