The Boscombe Valley Mystery

This story is about McCarthy a very vicious man who threatened Mr. John Turner to betrothed his daughter to young McCarthy. Mr. John Turner refused and McCarthy threatened to say the "truth" to Mr. John Turner's daughter, Alice. The story goes like this...

In the early 'sixties, Mr. John Turner was very reckless and got among bad companions. He became a highway robber with another 5 of his "friends". They had a wild, free life of it, sticking up a station from time to time, or stopping the wagon on the road to the diggings. Their party was remembered as the Ballarat Gang. One day a gold convoy came down from Ballarat to Melbourne and they lay in wait for it and attacked it. There were six troopers and they managed to empty four of their saddles at the first volley. However, three of them were killed before they got the swag. Mr. John Turner wanted to kill the wagon driver (McCarthy) but he did not do that. They got away with the gold and went to England. He wanted to turn over a new leaf. He bought the estate and donated part of the money. Then, he married and got Alice. All was going well until he met McCarthy again. McCarthy threatened to say the truth to Alice. Mr. John Turner was afraid of him doing that, thus, he gave McCarthy everything he wanted. McCarthy then asked Mr. John Turner to betrothed his daughter to young McCarthy. Mr. John Turner refused and they agreed to meet up at the Pool midway between their houses to talk it over. When he arrived, he say McCarthy urging his son to marry Alice with as little regard for what she might think as if she were a slut from off the streets. Mr. John Turner was very angry and thus killed McCarthy when his son had left him.

I like Mr. John Turner the most in this story as his love for his daughter can never be stressed enough. He is willing to give McCarthy almost everything for the sake of the truth being hidden from his daughter. He had also killed McCarthy because he treated Alice, the daughter of Mr. John Turner as a slut from the streets. This had reflected his love and care for his daughter again. I feel that he is a very good father and although he had done a lot of wrongs in the past, his sins should already be forgiven and forgot. I really like this character a lot as it clearly shows a close father and daughter relationship.

This should be the best adventure I have read as I am really moved by Mr. John Turner and no other adventures could make me so emotional. I really enjoyed reading this book!