Often cited as the greatest Sherlock home story of all time, the hound of the Baskervilles puts homes in an unfamiliar setting.

It's also a spooky whodunit that has you asking, did a dog done it?

And this is the book pile.

I'm Kellett Erskine. I'm a comic, a father, and after reading this book, probably not a dog person.

And I'm David Vance. I think The Hound of the Baskervilles launched an important literary genre, the Scooby-Doo Tale.

You know that because the monster turns out to be fake, and Sherlock keeps saying his famous catchphrase, Zoinks.

All right, if you want to see me live, I'm going to be at the Dallas Comedy Club,

December 16th and 17th, if you're doing nothing a week before Christmas,

go to Kellynerskin.com for tickets.

Finally, our next two books are The Oxford Book of Aphorisms and The Spy Who Came In From the Cold.

So I chose this book because I'd only read Sherlock Holmes short stories,

and I thought it'd be fun to tackle a longer, spookier one for Halloween.

By the way, happy Halloween.

If you're listening to this, the day it's released

while you're shopping clearance

at that spirit store.

To those who celebrate.

To everyone else,

happy holidays.

However,

you choose to celebrate

the rising of the evil spirits

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