Classic Detective

Originally published in a 1892 edition of Strand Magazine, "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle" was one of 12 short stories to be included in the first Sherlock Holmes collection, the 1892 The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. In this tale, Holmes and Watson investigate two cases - one involving a Christmas goose and a hat and the other, the theft of the Blue Carbuncle, a priceless jewel. The cases are quickly revealed to be intertwined, and the spirit of the holidays influences the tale's end.

This is heralded as the very first mystery novel. Collins, in his great work, created the guidelines for the genre as we know it today: a fabulous diamond stolen, everyone in the house is suspected, three mysterious Indians sworn to protect the jewel at all costs, the upstairs/downstairs tension from the servants, and a brilliant detective who is eccentrically fond of roses.

"Horatio Leavenworth, Esq., a millionaire, is murdered in his library while he is engaged in reviewing a book he plans to publish. He was shot cleanly in the back of the head (with his own pistol), meaning that he did not turn his head when his assassin entered the room. This fact led detective Ebenezer Gryce to conclude that he recognized the footsteps of his assailant and felt he had nothing to fear from this person." Thus begins this first novel in the "Mr. Gryce" series.

Eleven stories including “The Speckled Band”, “The Man with the Twisted Lip” and “The Blue Carbuncle.”

Il mitico Shelock Holmes, con l'aiuto dell'inseparabile Dr. Watson, sono chiamati a risolvere l'omicidio dell'anziano sir Charles Baskerville. Morte di cui si ritiene responsabile una creatura diabolica sotto forma di cane.

Scritto nel 1892, Il Carbonchio Azzurro si inserisce a pieno titolo nella tradizione letteraria anglosassone delle Christmas Stories e lega il furto di un celebre gioiello allo smarrimento di una magnifica oca. Solo marginalmente viene coinvolto il Grande Detective in seguito al ritrovamento del magnifico carbonchio azzurro rubato alla Contessa di Morcar nello stomaco del volatile.

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes are overshadowed by the event with which they close - the meeting of the great detective and Moriarty, the Napoleon of Crime. When "The Final Problem" was first published, the struggle between Holmes and his arch nemesis, seemingly to the death, left many readers desolate at the loss of Holmes, but it also led to his immortality as a literary figure.

When young Edwin Drood disappears, suspicion centers on John Jasper, a drug-addicted choirmaster who hungers after Drood's fiancé. So does Neville Landless, a Ceylonese who has previously quarreled violently with the missing man. The mystery if further enhanced because it was left unfinished at the author's death. Thus the book has challenged the imagination of generations of readers.

Un incarico nientemeno che in Svizzera, impegna Sherlock Holmes e il suo assistente Watson, nell'indagine sulla scomparsa di una donna...

Tre storie mozzafiato in cui Sherlock Holmes, insieme all'insperabile Dott. Watson, dovrà guardare la morte in faccia per sconfiggere tre astuti e diabolici nemici. Tre sfide giocate sul filo del rasoio tra inseguimenti rocamboleschi, veleni micidiali e travestimenti insospettabili: Sherlock Holmes riuscirà a vincere l'ennesima sfida mortale lanciatagli dai suoi nemici?

Este libro presenta las impactantes aventuras del mejor detective del mundo. Trata seis casos criminales tan enigmáticos que solamente alguien como Holmes es capaz de resolver. Para ello utiliza su gran capacidad de observación y su aguda inteligencia. La solución es obvia; basta analizar los indicios y seguir las pistas dadas.

Claimed as the first detective story in the English language, Wilkie Collins weaves his classic mystery through a series of often "meandering" narratives by various characters in the book who had first hand knowledge surrounding the disappearance of a large valuable yellow diamond (the Moonstone) from the room of it's young owner, Rachel Verinder.

Un giovane ingegnere idraulico in cerca di fortuna trova un Cliente disposto a pagarlo molto bene, ma per un lavoro che si rivelerà assai poco remunerativo: il malcapitato finirà infatti in mano ad una banda di feroci criminali.

Il racconto della Lega dei Capelli Rossi rappresenta uno dei più originali casi che il grande detective Sherlock Holmes si troverà a dovere risolvere.

This is the very first Sherlock Holmes novel, published in 1887. In it, Holmes and Watson meet for the first time. It is a fascinating and exciting tale of kidnapping and murder. The detective and the doctor are immediately in fine form as Holmes plucks the solution to the mystery from the heart of Victorian London.

"The Game of Cat and Mouse": There came a ticking of some clock or another. And the sound of a dripping faucet somewhere in the house was like a hammer to an anvil. Our breaths were loud, but my heart sounded louder to me.

Horatio Leavenworth is a New York merchant whose material wealth is matched by his eminence in the communityand reputation for good works. He is also the guardian of two striking nieces who share his Fifth Avenue mansion. Mary, her uncle's favorite, is to inherit her uncle's fortune at his death. As this mystery opens, that lamentable event has just occurred. Leavenworth has been shot to death and circumstances point to one of his young wards.

The surviving Nihilists have condemned the Russian General Trebassof to death for the crimes he and his troops committed against the revolution. Three attempts on his life have failed, but the Czar is determined to keep him alive.

Ogni tanto anche Sherlock Holmes e il dottor Watson vanno in vacanza, anche se il soggiorno fuori Londra è legato a motivi di studio. Si tratta, infatti, di un periodo dedicato a ricerche storiche e a un po' di riposo, in una località che ospita una famosa Università inglese. È un college antichissimo, uno dei più importanti del Regno Unito, un luogo mai sfiorato da scandali e vicende poco chiare. E invece accade qualcosa che rischia di infangare e mettere a repentaglio il buon nome dell'Università e dei suoi docenti.

Hercule Poirot, il celebre investigatore belga, ha deciso di ritirarsi dalle scene: per questo motivo si trasferisce a King's Abbott...