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A Study in Scarlet is Arthur Conan Doyle's groundbreaking classic that introduces the world to Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson, one of the most iconic duos in literary history.
In this novel, Doyle masterfully blends elements of mystery, detective fiction, and historical drama. The story begins with the chance meeting of Holmes and Watson, leading to their collaboration on a baffling case involving a mysterious murder in an abandoned house....
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a timeless collection of twelve thrilling detective stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring the worlds greatest detective, Sherlock Holmes, and his steadfast companion, Dr. John Watson. Set against the fog-draped streets of Victorian London, these stories showcase Holmes razor-sharp intellect, uncanny powers of deduction, and unwavering pursuit of justice.
Within these pages, Holmes and Watson tackle some of...
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The Hound of the Baskervilles is widely regarded as one of the greatest detective novels ever written and a cornerstone of classic literature.
In this atmospheric and suspenseful tale, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are called to the eerie moors of Devonshire to investigate the mysterious death of Sir Charles Baskerville. The local legend of a ghostly hound that haunts the Baskerville family adds a supernatural element to the case, creating a...
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Estudio en escarlata, publicada en 1887, es una novela que marca el debut del legendario detective Sherlock Holmes y de su leal amigo, el Dr. John Watson. Esta novela pionera introdujo a los lectores en las brillantes habilidades deductivas y la aguda observación de Holmes.
La historia comienza con el Dr. John Watson, un veterano de guerra recién llegado a Londres, que conoce a Sherlock Holmes y decide compartir un apartamento en el 221B de...
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"Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, hoping for a respite in the French countryside, are instead caught up in a case that turns both bewildering and intensely personal. After their recent adventures in Transylvania, Russell and Holmes look forward to spending time with Holmes' son, the famous artist Damian Adler, and his family. But when they arrive at Damian's house, they discover that the Adlers have fled from a mysterious threat. Holmes rushes after...
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"Mary Russell is used to dark secrets--her own, and those of her famous partner and husband, Sherlock Holmes. Trust is a thing slowly given, but over the course of a decade together, the two have forged an indissoluble bond. And what of the other person to whom Mary Russell has opened her heart: the couple's longtime housekeeper, Mrs. Hudson? Russell's faith and affection are suddenly shattered when a man arrives on the doorstep claiming to be Mrs....
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"From the Edgar-nominated author of Hammett Unwritten and Woman with a Blue Pencil comes a startling meta-fiction tale told in the voice of Sherlock Holmes. Set in 1920s' London, Cambridge, and Paris, Holmes's final adventure leads him through labyrinths of crime and espionage in a mortally dangerous inquiry into the unseen nature of existence itself. Sherlock Holmes, now in his seventies, retired from investigations and peaceably disguised as a professor...
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Probably the most infamous story in the Sherlock Holmes canon is "The Final Problem" as it relates the facts of the death/murder of the master detective at Reichenbach Falls. On May 4, 1891, the detective met his archenemy Professor Moriarty on a ledge above the falls; the two became locked in a titanic hand-to-hand struggle before both tumbled over the precipice, presumably to their deaths, as witnessed afar by Dr.Watson. The outcry against the death...
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Mary Jekyll, alone and penniless following her parents' death, is curious about the secrets of her father's mysterious past. One clue in particular hints that Edward Hyde, her father's former friend and a murderer, may be nearby, and there is a reward for information leading to his capturea reward that would solve all of her immediate financial woes. But her hunt leads her to Hyde's daughter, Diana, a feral child left to be raised by nuns. With the...
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It is the Victorian Era. One woman rules the British Empire; virtually all other women rule domains no larger than their kitchens. The widow of Constable Tobias Hudson is determined not to be one of those other women. She uses the lodgings she has leased at 221B Street to recruit the male figurehead she needs for the consulting detective agency that will make use of her investigative skills and observational abilities. It is a definite plus that the...
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