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A collection of twelve short stories featuring Conan Doyle's legendary detective, originally published as single stories in Strand Magazine and subsequently collected into a single volume.There is not always a crime committed nor a culprit to find, and when there is, Holmes does not invariably get his man. However, his extraordinary powers of deduction generally solve the mystery, often to the discomfiture of the official police force. Holmes is a man of many facets, and I do not share the common perception of Holmes as cold and humourless: his sense of fun can be sparkling, and there are ...

In this collection of Sherlock Holmes stories, the great detective continues doing what he does best: averting political scandals, tracking down murderers, dragging Dr. Watson into unpleasant situations. As always, it's adventurous fun for the rest of us. This book was published in 1917, after The Return of Sherlock Holmes. (Summary by Laurie Anne Walden)

"A Study in Scarlet" is the first ever Sherlock Holmes story split into two quite distinctive parts. The first part is told from the viewpoint of Dr. John Watson and recounts his first experiences of meeting the illustrious Sherlock Holmes and their subsequent co-habitation and crime-solving partnership. The second is told in a third person narrative and is set in the USA, setting an elaborate back-story to the eventual motive of the murderer, before returning to the UK towards the end of part two, the narration, once again, being picked up by Dr. John Watson. - Summary by Robert Dixon

Treasure, the Indian Rebellion of 1857, love, murder, and revenge. One of Arthur Conan Doyle's four novels featuring Sherlock Holmes. (Summary by Karen Savage)

The desolate, treacherous Devon moors. A bloodcurdling legend of a ghastly hound from hell, haunting the Baskerville family for generations. Such is the setting for the most horrific Sherlock Holmes story ever written, where the celebrated sleuth's brains are pitted against those of a most diabolically cunning and elusive villain. (Summary by LadyMaria)

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. England står på randen till krig. En ung bågskytt lämnar sitt trygga hem för att söka ära, frihet och sin plats i världen. På vägen möter han riddare, legosoldater och vänner som kommer att pröva hans mod, hans lojalitet och hans hjärta...

A Study in Scarlet is a detective mystery novel written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, introducing his new character of Sherlock Holmes, who later became one of the most famous literary detective characters. He wrote the story in 1886, and it was published the next year. The book's title derives from a speech given by Holmes to his sidekick Doctor Watson on the nature of his work, in which he describes the story's murder investigation as his "study in scarlet": "There’s the scarlet thread of murder running through the colourless skein of life, and our duty is to unravel it, and isolate it, and ...

The classic adventure that inspired Jurassic Park —now with an original prequel novella that tells the untold story of the man who discovered the lost world. Before Professor Challenger. Before the expedition. There was Maple White. In 1897, an American artist ventured into the Amazon jungle seeking something to paint. What he found was impossible: a hidden plateau where prehistoric creatures still lived, where pterodactyls soared above ancient forests, and where dinosaurs drank from primeval lakes. He was the first human to witness this lost world. He would also be the last to leave it alive.

Las investigaciones más oscuras y famosas de Sherlock Holmes reunidas en un audiolibro imprescindible. Este volumen incluye: El Sabueso de Los Baskerville — una leyenda sobrenatural, una herencia maldita y uno de los casos más famosos de Sherlock Holmes. El Valle del Terror —...

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of 12 short stories that were originally illustrated by Sidney Paget. These are the first set of short stories that were published and followed the publishing of his first 2 novels, A Study in Scarlet and The Sign of the Four. - Summary by David Clarke

The baronet of Baskerville Hall is found dead, possibly a victim of a supernatural hound, the fulfillment of an old family legend. Holmes and Watson attempt to help the new baronet avoid the fate of the old, and solve the mystery of the death of Sir Charles Baskerville. - Summary by Richard Reiman

John Douglas has been murdered at Birlstone manner, but Sherlock Holmes' main concern is the missing dumbell in the murder room. This fourth and final novel of Sherlock Holmes is based on the real-life adventures of the mob in Pennsylvania and the consequences of betrayal many years later. (Summary by Alisson Veldhuis)

A cryptic message. A missing treasure. And a mystery that only Sherlock Holmes can solve. In The Sign of the Four, Arthur Conan Doyle delivers one of the most compelling cases in the Sherlock Holmes canon. When a young woman seeks help after a series of strange and unexplained events, Holmes and...

Ein Rauchfangkehrer fällt bei der Arbeit von einem Hausdach und stirbt. Die Polizei geht von einem Unfall aus. Doch der Chef des Toten ist anderer Meinung. Er vermutet Fremdeinwirkung und beauftragt Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson mit privaten Ermittlungen.

Nachdem im Zuge einer Hundeschau ein preisgekrönter Pudel verschwunden ist, werden Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson mit den Ermittlungen betraut. Der verzweifelte Besitzer glaubt an eine Entführung, doch auch ein Mord kann nicht ausgeschlossen werden.

Beginnend mit den 1880er Jahren und in das 20. Jahrhundert hineinragend, stellte Holmes seinen Status als brillantester und erfolgreichster Detektiv der Welt immer wieder unter Beweis. In der Reihe Die neuen Abenteuer werden einige der bislang unter Verschluss gehaltenen Aufzeichnungen von Dr. Watson über die Fälle des Sherlock Holmes nun erstmals der Öffentlichkeit zugänglich gemacht.

To celebrate the new Tommy & Tuppence TV series, a brand new anthology of Golden Age detective stories by the writers who helped to inspire Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime. Agatha Christie’s Partners in Crime paid tribute to her crime-writing colleagues by including references to their...

Das Tal des Grauens (Originaltitel: The Valley of Fear) ist der vierte Roman von Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, in welchem die Figuren Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson auftauchen. Die Geschichte wurde erstmals zwischen September 1914 und Mai 1915 im englischen Strand Magazine veröffentlicht und erschien als Buchausgabe in London und New York 1915. Der Haupthandlungsstrang, welcher im ersten Teil beschrieben wird, spielt im Jahre 1888 in der englischen Grafschaft Sussex, während der zweite Teil aus einer Rückblende in das Jahr 1875 besteht. Der zweite Teil ist geographisch im amerikanischen Pennsylvania angesiedelt.

Nachdem es in Palästina zu einer Reihe von Anschlägen auf Einrichtungen der osmanischen Verwaltung kommt, erhält Sherlock Holmes einen Auftrag der britischen Regierung: Er soll mit Dr. Watson nach Jerusalem reisen, um die Täter aufzuspüren und eine weitere Destabilisierung der Region zu unterbinden.

Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson werden ins Wachsfigurenmuseum der Familie Tussaud gerufen. In der Kammer des Schreckens befindet sich neben den Modellen auch eine echte menschliche Leiche, deren Herkunft rätselhaft ist.