The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb - a Sherlock Holmes Short Story

One of the stories collected in "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes." It's full of danger with a lesson for us all.

A young London engineer, contracted to service a hydraulic press at a country house, discovers that the owner is using the machine for illegal purposes. After confronting the owner, the engineer narrowly escapes death and loses a thumb when the owner turns on him. The young man, Victor Hatherley, escapes and comes to see Holmes who, upon hearing the story, deduces the actual use of the machine and sets off to bring the evildoers to justice. The main question is, "What's is actually going on at Eyford in Berkshire?"

Librarian's note: this entry is for "The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb," the 9th of 12 short stories from the 1892 collection, "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes." Collections and other stories by the author are located elsewhere on Goodreads. The series includes four novels and 58 short stories. Entries for the short stories can be found by searching Goodreads for: "a Sherlock Holmes Short Story."