The premier detective on our team is the ever famous Sherlock Holmes. While you, the reader, have probably seen many a TV show or film adapting his exploits, it's unlikely you're familiar with the original sleuth himself. Perhaps what it is that makes him such an iconic figure is his obsessive devotion to his cases and the cleverness to back it up. The best way to describe his methods are "scientific" in how he solves cases, unique and even inscrutable to the experiences of most readers of our bulletin and even most of his allies save for Watson (Anderson 2020). Time after time he demonstrates his ability to not only analyze his intellectual foes, but turn their own schemes against them. This is best demonstrated in his plot to get Adler to expose the vital photo by faking a fire and leading to her running to retrieve the vital item to her scheme.

Next on our team is the rising star Loveday Brooke. Loveday Brooke is an impressive detective not only for her talent in solving these cases, but also in how she managed to shatter the glass ceiling hanging over her head, having spearheaded a string of women joining the detective force in the 1890s (Wills 2020). Even before she officially declared herself to be a detective, Loveday had spent the better part of twenty-five years aiding in cases with law enforcement before finally joining herself. During her example case, that of the Princess's Vengeance, she would demonstrate her immaculate skill for analytical thinking and noticing even the tiniest of details to succeed in the case, such as realizing why the photo was stolen. For as talented as she is, one moniker she does not take kindly to is that of a "female Sherlock Holmes". As a student of feminism, she considers herself above defining herself entirely in comparison to great men. 

Here, we have yet another professional example of a detective. Having served as master of his own firm, he solves cases in an official manner and operates on the street the very magazine was named after, The Strand. In contrast to detectives such as his oft-named rival Holmes, Hewitt is known as a quiet, straightforward, no-nonsense individual (Smith 2019). Perhaps the skill that most importantly decides his ability to solve cases is his eye for detail.  His other notable skill in these cases is his nearly endless repertoire of specific and obscure knowledge. Both of these were demonstrated in the Lenton Croft case in which he noticed a simple broken match in the location of the stolen jewels and soon realized how well-trained the parrot used in the case was.

Next on the roster of detectives is one from a much more esteemed background, being the hangman in Her Majesty's Special Service. Despite his stern sense of duty and rigid character, he rather ironically has a sensitivity to his character. He is one who is more than willing to fully hear a case out to give the culprit a chance to prove themselves innocent. Perhaps this persistence on acting upon his gut feelings was best demonstrated in the case of the murder of Mrs. Ogilvy. Even after it was all but ascertained that her spouse was the murderer, he refused to give in to the idea without hard evidence. Eventually, his skill at reading emotions allowed him to see through the innocence of Mr. Ogilvy but also the deviousness of the true culprit, Dr. Wade. He managed to write a letter demanding his mercy with such eloquence the culprit was consumed by guilt and confessed. Detectives such as Stokes show the importance of always keeping one's gut instincts in mind.

Dick Donovan stands as one of the more professional and esteemed members of our force. As was established by the fact that he was consulted by a Colonel of the British Military and his use of a secretary, he stands in a high social regard. Within accounts from his busy career he faces of against everything from lowly crooks to secret societies to assorted foreign menaces plaguing British society. While he may not have the same fame nowadays as the rest of our force, he is still a sleuthing force to be reckoned with. One more notable trait of his is his willingness to use all of the tools of the detective trade at his disposal, such as forensics (Durie 2004). He best demonstrates this science in his search for the hidden passage to Ronald's treasure chamber on his search for the titular Jeweled Skull of the case.