A collection of the most famous cases faced by Sir Arthur Conan Doyles peerless creation, Sherlock Holmes.Venture back in time to the foggy, mysterious backdrops of London and the English countryside, to join literatures greatest detective team the brilliant Sherlock Holmes and his devoted assistant, Dr. Watson as they investigate a dozen of their best-known cases. This classic collection includes many of the famous cases and great strokes of brilliance that made the legendary Sherlock Holmes one of fictions most popular creations. With his devoted amanuensis Dr Watson, Holmes emerges from his smoke filled room in Baker Street to grapple with the forces of treachery, intrigue and evil in such cases as The Speckled Band, in which a terrified woman begs their help in solving the mystery surrounding her sisters death, or A Scandal in Bohemia, which portrays a European king blackmailed by his mistress. In Silver Blaze the pair investigate the disappearance of a racehorse and the violent murder of its trainer, while in The Final Problem Holmes at last comes face to face with his nemesis, the diabolical Professor Moriarty - the Napoleon of crime.Arthur Conan Doyle is unique ... I would walk a mile in tight boots to read him to the milkmanStephen FryPerhaps the greatest of the Sherlock Holmes mysteries is this: that when we talk of him we invariably fall into the fancy of his existence.TS Eliot
| ISBN: | 9781925788648 |
| Publication date: | 3rd May 2020 |
| Author: | Doyle, Arthur Conan |
| Publisher: | Woolf Haus Publishing |
| Format: | Ebook (Epub) |