[ SECRET POST #2665 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2665 ⌋

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Hornblower in the West Indies, Murder Rooms, ACD Holmes

[dreemyweird]

1. The "St. Elizabeth of Hungary" chapter of Hornblower in the West Indies is the single. most. amazing. historical event-related plot twist ever.

In short, Hornblower chases a Frenchman who intends to free Napoleon from the island of Elba and organize a coup d'etat. When Hornblower finally catches up with him (somewhere in the Pacific at the back of the beyond), he realizes that he has no means of overcoming his opponent because his ship is way smaller. Come the fateful moment, Hornblower goes aboard the French ship and gives his word of honour that Napoleon has died a month ago. The French are devastated and abandon their plan. Hornblower is too absolutely devastated because he is convinced that he has dishonoured himself. He goes back to Spanish America only to learn that Napoleon hAS INDEED DIED THREE WEEKS AGO. The chapter ends with an excerpt from the legend of the Miracle of the Roses (according to Wikipedia, "Elizabeth is perhaps best known for her miracle of the roses which says that whilst she was taking bread to the poor in secret, she met her husband Ludwig on a hunting party, who, in order to quell suspicions of the gentry that she was stealing treasure from the castle, asked her to reveal what was hidden under her cloak. In that moment, her cloak fell open and a vision of white and red roses could be seen, which proved to Ludwig that God's protecting hand was at work"). JESUS H. CHRIST, Forester, you are amazing.

2. Murder Rooms, The Patient's Eyes. Heather Grace being the true criminal is perhaps the classiest and most unusual plot twist I've seen in modern detective fiction. Especially since she does not turn out to be the actual murderer, she turns out to be the mastermind behind the murders that were in fact committed by Capt. Horler. She can't even be apprehended for her crimes. I don't care if her plotline is a classic case of the Cartwright Curse, it's soooo good! There's a reason this episode and this book are considered the best in the series.

3. ACD Holmes canon. Just about every ending of every story ever??? But my favourites are certainly ABBE and COPP. Granted, in hindsight the ending of COPP wasn't really unexpected, but I was five years old when I read it, so I guess my adoration for this plot twist is excusable. And I do so admire ACD's use of psychology. The way he connected the character of the child to the character of his father must be one of the coolest narrative tricks of the time.