With Sherlock Holmes stories it is very hard to say which are the best - but there are many stories here which would get the vote - ranging from the 'Boscombe Valley Mystery' to the wonderful 'Adventure of Silver Blaze', from the 'Adventure of the Norwood Builder' to 'A Case of Identity', but above to the uniquely strange and macabre 'Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb.'
With Sherlock Holmes stories it is very hard to say which are the best - but there are many stories here which would get the vote - ranging from the '...
When Dr John Watson takes rooms in Baker Street with amateur detective Sherlock Holmes, he has no idea that he is about to enter a shadowy world of criminality and violence.
When Dr John Watson takes rooms in Baker Street with amateur detective Sherlock Holmes, he has no idea that he is about to enter a shadowy world of cr...
Many readers would claim that 'The Adventure of the Copper Beeches' or 'The Man with the Twisted Lip' was their favourite Sherlock Holmes story - but then that would be doing an injustice to 'The Adventure of the Yellow Face' and 'The Problem of Thor Bridge'. It is just as well that in the end we do not have to choose - as if we did then there would be no doubt it should be 'The Adventure of Six Napoleons'.
Many readers would claim that 'The Adventure of the Copper Beeches' or 'The Man with the Twisted Lip' was their favourite Sherlock Holmes story - but ...
The Penguin English Library Edition The deadly hand of Professor Moriarty once more reaches out to commit a vile and ingenious crime, but a mole in Moriarty's criminal organization alerts Sherlock Holmes of the evil deed by means of a cipher . . . When Holmes and Watson arrive at a Sussex manor house they appear to be too late. The discovery of a body suggests that Moriarty's henchmen have been at their work. But there is much more to this tale of murder than at first meets the eye.
The Penguin English Library Edition The deadly hand of Professor Moriarty once more reaches out to commit a vile and ingenious crime, but a mole in Mo...
While he is now mostly associated with his Sherlock Holmes stories, Arthur Conan Doyle was also celebrated for the many masterful tales he wrote outside of that cycle. In this collection, first published in 1922, he compiled various pieces of short fiction which fall into the categories of horror and detective fiction, two genres for which he has become a byword.
These eclectic, captivating tales - dealing with topics such as mysterious jungles in the sky, seventeenth-century torture techniques, a bloodthirsty Brazilian cat and a train mysteriously disappearing between two stations -...
While he is now mostly associated with his Sherlock Holmes stories, Arthur Conan Doyle was also celebrated for the many masterful tales he wrote ou...
This title is one of the legendary crime novels by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in which detective Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson investigate a complex case involving a stolen treasure, and a secret pact among four convicts.
This title is one of the legendary crime novels by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in which detective Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson investigate a complex case ...
Clive Merrison and Michael Williams star as Holmes and Watson in this collection of twelve stories from the unique fully dramatized BBC Radio 4 canon, based on Arthur Conan Doyle's original short stories. The 12 dramatizations are "A Scandal in Bohemia"; "The Red-Headed League"; "A Case of Identity"; "The Boscombe Valley Mystery"; "The Five Orange Pips"; "The Man with the Twisted Lip"; "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle"; "The Adventure of the Speckled Band"; "The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb"; "The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor"; "The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet"; and "The...
Clive Merrison and Michael Williams star as Holmes and Watson in this collection of twelve stories from the unique fully dramatized BBC Radio 4 can...
An epic, compelling, adventure-filled historical novel from the creator of Sherlock Holmes. Set during the Hundred Years War, the protagonist of The White Company is a cloister-raised young nobleman who discovers that his father's will stipulated he travelled for a year before taking his vows. Setting off on his adventures, he finds himself part of the White Company -- a group of mercenary archers on route to France.The horror of fighting awaits him -- but so does the promise of valour. This is a lively and action-packed account of the exploits of a crew of Saxon archers, realistic...
An epic, compelling, adventure-filled historical novel from the creator of Sherlock Holmes. Set during the Hundred Years War, the protagonist of T...
In "A Study in Scarlet," when a man is found lying dead in a room, with only the word "Rache" scrawled on the wall as a clue, it is up to Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson to solve the case In "The Speckled Band," Holmes must solve the mysterious death of a young woman's sister, before it is too late Classics Illustrated tells these wonderful tales in colorful comic strip form, offering an excellent introduction for younger readers. This edition also includes a biography of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, a list of all of Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes mysteries and study questions, which can be used...
In "A Study in Scarlet," when a man is found lying dead in a room, with only the word "Rache" scrawled on the wall as a clue, it is up to Sherlock Hol...
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This collection of eleven stories depict Holmes and Watson at their very best and solving some of their most notorious cases, culminating in 'The Final Problem'. In this infamous tale, Holmes comes face-to-face with his greatest opponent, the criminal mastermind Professor Moriarty, at the Reichenbach...
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