{"product_id":"2940169107135","title":"Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb\u003c\/i\u003e, one of the 56 short Sherlock Holmes stories written by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is the ninth of the 12 stories collected in \u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes\u003c\/i\u003e. The story was first published in \u003ci\u003eStrand Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e in March 1892.    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn engineer, Victor Hatherly, attends Dr. Watson's Surgery after his thumb is chopped off, and recounts his tale to Watson and Holmes. Hatherly had been hired for 50 guineas to repair a machine he was told compressed Fuller's earth into bricks.    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHatherly was told to keep the job confidential, and was transported to the job in a carriage with frosted glass, to keep the location secret. He was shown the press, but on closer inspection discovered a \"rust of metallic deposit\" on the press, and he suspected it was not being used for compressing earth. He confronted his employer, who attacked him, and during his escape his thumb is chopped off. Holmes deduces that the press is being used to produce counterfeit coins, and works out its location. However, when they arrive, the house is on fire, and the criminals have escaped.    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e©2016 Rick Sheridan (P)2016 Rick Sheridan\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Listen \u0026 Live Audio, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47116457017584,"sku":"2940169107135","price":5.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169107135_p0.jpg?v=1763672683","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169107135","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}