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A rich American is murdered in mysterious circumstances in a manor house in Sussex, England. Sherlock Holmes, accompanied by Dr. Watson, is invited to help the investigation. Though Holmes solves the mystery at hand, his attention and indeed the mystery itself shifts to the coalfields of North America. The heart of the matter is corruption - the date is 1875. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle outs his finger with uncanny accuracy on civil corruption which so blighted North America in that century.

A Sátán Kutyája Sir Arthur Conan Doyle egyik legnépszerubb.

Um Homem atormentado por dívidas e pela perda de um parente de grande importância, levando-o a realizar ações questionáveis e extravagantes para evitar a falência. Surge a questão: conseguirá nosso estimado SHERLOCK HOLMES desvendar os planos que ele está tramando?

A banker asks Holmes to investigate after a "Beryl Coronet" entrusted to him is damaged at his home. Awakened by noise, he had found his son, Arthur, holding the damaged coronet. What makes Arthur refuse to speak, neither admit his guilt nor explaining himself ?

Jabez Wilson, a pawnbroker, consults Holmes about a job. Will Sherlock, Watson and the Police be able solve Wilson's mystery?

Helen Stoner worries her stepfather may be trying to kill her after he contrives to move her to the bedroom where her sister had died two years earlier. Will Holmes and Watson reveal the real culprit?

John Openshaw tells Holmes that in 1883 his uncle died two months after receiving a letter inscribed "K.K.K." with five orange pips enclosed. What is K.K.K and who are the real killers?

A Vampira de Sussex conta a história de um homem viúvo que casa-se novamente com uma mulher latina. A nova esposa não se dá muito bem com o filho de seu primeiro casamento, chegando a maltratar o menino. Mas até ai, o ex-viúvo não se preocupa muito, pois acredita ser mais uma situação comum entre madrastas e enteados.

O assassinato brutal de um conhecido de Holmes deixa todos suspeitando uns dos outros e com mil e uma teorias do que poderia ter acontecido e deixado o corpo do homem como ficou.

The Sign of Four is the second story by Conan Doyle about the exploits of Sherlock Holmes. From the moment Mary Morstan tells Holmes about the mysterious disappearance of her father and the yearly gift of a pearl from an unknown benefactor, Holmes and his companion Watson are involved in an exotic tale of stolen treasure, secret oaths and murder, culminating in a breath-taking chase down the Thames. Holmes is on top form, and Watson falls in love.

Mr. John Smith is a British student of Egyptology who travels to Paris. The main purpose of his trip is to visit the Louvre and research some papyri. Unfortunately, tired from going round the museum, Smith falls asleep in one its the many corners. When he wakes up, he sees an Egyptian-looking man performing a ritual on a mummy. Things get even stranger as the Egyptian man unwraps the mummy, uncovers a beautiful woman and hugs her.

This collection of the finest short story mystery fiction by the most acclaimed writers, past and present features Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Thomas Burke, Harry Kemelman, and everyone in between. Edited by multi-award-winning mystery connoisseur Otto Penzler, it offers a delightful mixture of mystery and suspense.

Lorsque le narrateur se rend à Paris pour passer quelque jours chez un ami de longue date, le très riche et excentrique Lionel Dacre, il découvre la confortable demeure d'un passionné d'occultisme et de mystère.

Der blaue Karfunkel - ein berühmter Diamant von unschätzbarem Wert - findet sich seltsamerweise im Kropf einer Weihnachtsgans wieder. Doch wie gelangte er aus der Schmuckschatulle der Gräfin Morcar dorthin? Keine einfache Aufgabe für den berühmtesten Detektiv aller Zeiten, zumal sich einige der von ihm befragten Personen nicht als besonders auskunftsfreudig erweisen...

In this collection are four of the finest cases of Mr. Sherlock Holmes, narrated by his faithful friend and admirer Dr. Watson. What was the mystery of the engineer's thumb? What was behind the disappearance of the race horse? Why did masked royalty walk up to see Holmes in Baker Street? These and other puzzles are solved in this collection by this bloodhound of a genius.

L'histoire nous emmène dans une maison abandonnée des faubourgs de Londres où un crime très complexe vient d'être perpétré, et nous entraine bien loin de l'Angleterre, près de Grand Lac Salé, au pays des Mormons.

In this collection are four more individual cases for Mr. Sherlock Holmes, narrated by his faithful friend and admirer Dr. Watson.

In this collection are four of the finest cases of Mr. Sherlock Holmes, narrated by his faithful friend and admirer Dr. Watson. What was the horror of the speckled band or the secret behind the curious legacy for men of red hair? These and other puzzles are solved by this bloodhound of a genius.

The Blue Carbuncle is very different from all the other stories in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, because there is no client here. Sherlock Holmes accidentally stumbles upon a hat and a goose - and there - he's suddenly in the middle of a mind-blowing mystery!

From 1891 to 1894, Sherlock Holmes was presumed to be dead, having perished during the epic struggle with Professor Moriarty atop the Reichenbach Falls. But unknown to most, even his friend Dr. Watson, Holmes survived. During those three years, he roamed the world, acting as an agent for the British government and using his very special skills along the way. In volume one of Holmes Away from Home, the incredible two-volume collection of new traditional Holmes adventures, we find our hero crisscrossing the world - Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and the US.