A bad character, Lestrade

                                                                                                                           September 24th, 2011

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

One of the books that I like more in word, is your book called “Sherlock Holmes”, besides Holmes is one of the literary characters I most admire, the capacity of discover the true in the more complicate case is a fact that made me admire this character. Seems unbelievable to me, that only knowledgeable in some subjects do everything Holmes a genius, according to Watson´s exam. Then Mr. Arthur Conan Doyle, the motive of this letter isn´t to talk about qualities of Sherlock Holmes, but to tell that exist a character in your novel that I very dislike, and is the inspector G. Lestrade, the Scotland Yard detective, because is a bad detective, and is ungrateful.

All the titles and awards of the inspector Lestrade isn´t more than a lie, that I´m remember, he never resolves a case without Sherlock Holmes´s help or intervention. There is the reason why I think that inspector Lestrade is a bad detective, because he never decode a case, or at least helps Holmes and Watson to resolve the mystery. All time appears when the case is close, or for brings the villain to jail, as “The Adventure of the Second Stain” or “The Adventure of the Empty House”, probably incapacity to resolve crimes  of Lestrade give more points to Sherlock Holmes, but I dislike people that apparent things that are not, like inspector Lestrade.

The ingratitude is reflected in a person who not admits the favors that makes another person, this is the action that realize inspector Lestrade with Holmes, inclusive with Watson. Then I remember in any chapter or adventure Lestrade never gives her gratitude for decodes the mystery to the team of 221B Baker Street (Holmes and Watson). Inclusive the official Prizefighter gives in many times her gratitude to Holmes for help the police to complete the case. The ingratitude of the inspector to the detective Sherlock Holmes dislikes me.

In conclusion Sir Arthur Conan Doyle your character the inspector G. Lestrade dislikes me, because is a bad detective that takes advantage of the awards of others, like Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson that they resolve the crime and Lestrade only appears to takes the criminal to jail. And because Lestrade is ungrateful with Holmes, because is jealousy to the detective, by the facility of Holmes to resolve crimes. So there are the reasons that I dislike this character. But this doesn´t cause that stop to reading your books.

From a fan, Carlos Vega.