The BBC is launching a live 'Sherlock' mystery for you to solve on Twitter

Gather round, detectives.
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LONDON -- Ever found yourself wondering how effective you'd be at solving the type of complex mysteries Sherlock faces on a regular basis?

Well, it's time to test those skills out for real.

On Tuesday evening (8 p.m. GMT) the BBC are launching #SherlockLive -- an interactive mystery that you can play along with on Twitter.

Details at this point are hazy at this point, but at midday BBC One tweeted the following update.

It's time to get those thinking hats on, detectives.

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Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.

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