... the presence of a sidekick such as Dr. Watson or Captain Hastings, a mystified police officer such as Japp, a quirky detective who often outwits the reader with their intellect and logic such as Sherlock Holmes, a list of suspects, carefully laid out red herrings and a resolution, where the detective comes ... 's sidekicks, Doctor Watson and Captain Hastings. In both stories the sidekicks are more down to earth and therefore become someone that the reader can relate to. Both of the sidekicks have inexperience and are not collective thinkers in comparison to the detectives Sherlock Holmes...

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