Aficionados of Sherlock Holmes are prone to forming groups where they discuss theories and minutiae about the most famous detective who never lived. Indeed, some even “Play the Grand Game” by contending that Holmes and Dr. John Watson actually did exist and that the stories about them are largely factual accounts of their doings in Victorian and Edwardian Britain. Other Bootmaker events during the year include an annual dinner in January, a games night and an racetrack outing to commemorate the adventure called “Silver Blaze” featuring skullduggery about a thoroughbred race horse.