A Case of Identity
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A Case of Identity, one of the 56 short Sherlock Holmes stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is the third in the series The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
Set in 1887, the story revolves around the case of Miss Mary Sutherland, a woman with a large fortune and engaged to a quiet Londoner who has recently disappeared. Once again, Sherlock Holmes's detective powers are challenged as he tries to track down the missing fiancé.
The story first appeared in the Strand Magazine in 1891.
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