Arthur Conan Doyle
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The RETURN OF SHERLOCK HOLMES relates several of Holmes' adventures where he confronts many an odious character ... The eponymous blackmail artist in THE ADVENTURE OF CHARLES AUGUSTUS MILVERTON, is requested to call at 221B Baker Street, where we find that Holmes has been hired by Lady Eva Blackwell to retrieve some compromising letters ... And in THE ADVENTURE OF THE GOLDEN PINCE-NEZ, Inspector Stanley Hopkins visits Holmes and tells him of the murder...
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In a rip-roaring journey of peril and adventure, four explorers find a lost prehistoric world in the remote wilds of South America. Huge pterodactyls rule the skies and the jungle beneath is home to lumbering stegosaurus, carnivorous dinosaurs and terrifying ape-men. If the adventurers can survive then fame and fortune almost certainly await them back in London, but in this dangerous land that defies all science and reason who knows what could happen....
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Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson invite their readers to follow their adventures one last time, as they solve more mysteries from the criminal underworld. This last collection about the famous and eccentric duo takes you on an adventure full of mysterious lodgers, missing diamonds, lions, vampires, and lover's quarrels. One last time, let yourself be swept away by the curious cases and Holmes' grandiose talent of deduction.
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9) His last bow
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Once again Doyle presents a series of cases which baffle the police, but are no match for Sherlock Holmes and his trusty companion Dr. Watson.
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In The Sign of the Four, Arthur Conan Doyle presents another captivating Sherlock Holmes adventure, filled with mystery, action, and exotic intrigue.
This classic novel delves deeper into the character of Holmes, revealing his intellectual prowess and complex personality, while also exploring the budding friendship between Holmes and Watson. The story begins with a distressed young woman, Mary Morstan, seeking Holmes' help in solving the mystery...
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In Tales of Terror and Mystery, Arthur Conan Doyle steps away from the rational world of Sherlock Holmes to explore the eerie and the supernatural. This collection of short stories, a classic in its own right, delves into the darker side of human experience and the mysteries that lie beyond the grasp of reason.
From the spine-chilling horrors of "The Horror of the Heights," where a pilot encounters an unearthly creature in the skies, to the...
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The King of Bohemia comes to Sherlock Holmes in disguise but is quickly discovered. The king is engaged to a young Scandinavian princess, Clotilde, but he fears that her or her family will find out about his previous affair with the opera singer Irene Adler. He has tried to get back all the letters and pictures from the time of their relationship but the singer has refused to hand them back and she has even threatened to send them to the king's future...
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Dr. Watson goes to an opium den, trying to track down the husband of one of his wife's friends but the man is not the only person he finds there… Sherlock Holmes is there too and he is searching for someone as well. Where has Neville St. Clair gone and why is it not his handwriting on the letter he sent to his wife? And what does the beggar Boone have to do with it all?
"The Man with the Twisted Lip" is part of "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes"....
