A special hardcover edition embossed with silver foil
Whether he’s uncovering secret criminal organisations, finding missing persons, breaking mysterious codes or pondering unexplained deaths, Sherlock Holmes solves every case. With his perennial hero, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle created a blueprint for all detective fiction to come, as well as delightful stories that are still enjoyed today. This hardcover edition embossed with silver foil contains 12 of his best stories, in which the famous detective, accompanied by his faithful sidekick Dr. Watson, showcases his legendary ingenuity time and again.
Contents:
A Scandal in Bohemia
The Red Headed League
The Five Orange Pips
The Speckled Band
Silver Blaze
The Musgrave Ritual
The Reigate Squires
The Final Problem
The Empty House
The Dancing Men
Priory School
Second Stain
- »It is my business to know what other people do not know.« Sherlock Holmes
- »I am a brain, Watson. The rest of me is a mere appendix.« Sherlock Holmes
- »There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact.« Sherlock Holmes
About the author
Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930) war Arzt im südenglischen Southsea. 1887 erfand er die Figur des genial-exzentrischen Detektivs Sherlock Holmes, der allein mit Hilfe seines überragenden Intellekts, durch genaue Beobachtung und logisches Kombinieren seine Fälle löst. Ab 1891 erschienen die Abenteuer des Meisterdetektivs als Serie im »Stand Magazine«, eroberten schnell eine große Fangemeinde und erlaubten es Doyle, fortan als freier Schriftsteller in London zu leben.