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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. This collection includes: "The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone", "The Problem of Thor Bridge", "The Adventure of the Creeping Man", "The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire", "The Adventure of the Three Garridebs", "The Adventure of the Illustrious Client", "The Adventure of the Three Gables", "The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier", "The Adventure of the Lion's Mane", "The Adventure of the Retired Colourman", "The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger", and "The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place".Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was born in Scotland and studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh. After his studies, he worked as a ship’s surgeon on various boats. During the Second Boer War, he was an army doctor in South Africa. When he came back to the United Kingdom, he opened his own practice and started writing crime books. He is best known for his thrilling stories about the adventures of Sherlock Holmes. He published four novels and more than 50 short-stories starring the detective and Dr Watson, and they play an important role in the history of crime fiction. Other than the Sherlock Holmes series, Doyle wrote around thirty more books, in genres such as science-fiction, fantasy, historical novels, but also poetry, plays, and non-fiction.

Holmes has been following the diamond thief, Count Negretto Sylvius, and is convinced that the man is going to try to kill him. The detective has therefore set up a clever visual trick at 221B Baker Street that should allow him to catch the count and not get killed. But will it be enough? And will Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson be able to track down the precious stone? "The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone" is part of "The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes".Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was born in Scotland and studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh. After his studies, he worked as a ship’s surgeon on various boats. During the Second Boer War, he was an army doctor in South Africa. When he came back to the United Kingdom, he opened his own practice and started writing crime books. He is best known for his thrilling stories about the adventures of Sherlock Holmes. He published four novels and more than 50 short-stories starring the detective and Dr Watson, and they play an important role in the history of crime fiction. Other than the Sherlock Holmes series, Doyle wrote around thirty more books, in genres such as science-fiction, fantasy, historical novels, but also poetry, plays, and non-fiction.

"The Adventure of the Gloria Scott" which is a part of "The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes" sends us back to the very first case of Sherlock Holmes. While Holmes was still a student, he visited an old friend of his, named Trevor. Holmes stayed for a while in Trevor’s house but eventually had to return to London. However before he took home, he got to meet one of Trevor’s mysterious and strange friends, Hudson. Two months later Trevor died. What happened? Did Hudson have something to do with Trevor’s death? How did Hudson and Trevor meet and what was their past? Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was born in Scotland and studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh. After his studies, he worked as a ship’s surgeon on various boats. During the Second Boer War, he was an army doctor in South Africa. When he came back to the United Kingdom, he opened his own practice and started writing crime books. He is best known for his thrilling stories about the adventures of Sherlock Holmes. He published four novels and more than 50 short-stories starring the detective and Dr Watson, and they play an important role in the history of crime fiction. Other than the Sherlock Holmes series, Doyle wrote around thirty more books, in genres such as science-fiction, fantasy, historical novels, but also poetry, plays, and non-fiction.

Sherlock has retired. Now living in Sussex, he’s enjoying a pleasant walk along the beach when he runs into a friend, Harold Stackhurst, headmaster at The Gables. The two acquaintances have just started chatting when they’re interrupted by one of the teachers at Stackhurst’s school, Fitzroy McPherson. The man appears to be in a great deal of pain and only manages to mutter something about a lion’s mane before collapsing, dead. He has strange wounds on his back. Then comes another of the teachers, Ian Murdoch, who claims to have no idea what happened, having just arrived himself. But there is no one else close by."The Adventure of the Lion’s Mane" is part of "The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes".Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was born in Scotland and studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh. After his studies, he worked as a ship’s surgeon on various boats. During the Second Boer War, he was an army doctor in South Africa. When he came back to the United Kingdom, he opened his own practice and started writing crime books. He is best known for his thrilling stories about the adventures of Sherlock Holmes. He published four novels and more than 50 short-stories starring the detective and Dr Watson, and they play an important role in the history of crime fiction. Other than the Sherlock Holmes series, Doyle wrote around thirty more books, in genres such as science-fiction, fantasy, historical novels, but also poetry, plays, and non-fiction.

Mr. Percy Phelps, a Foreign Office employee, is desperate. An important naval treaty disappeared while he was working with it during one late night in the office. Phelps reaches out to his old schoolmate, Holmes, and asks for his help. A long and exhausting investigation begins. But it is a matter of time for the treaty to be divulged to a foreign government. Will Holmes solve the case in time? Will Phelps win his good reputation back? "The Adventure of the Naval Treaty" is a part of "The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes".Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was born in Scotland and studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh. After his studies, he worked as a ship’s surgeon on various boats. During the Second Boer War, he was an army doctor in South Africa. When he came back to the United Kingdom, he opened his own practice and started writing crime books. He is best known for his thrilling stories about the adventures of Sherlock Holmes. He published four novels and more than 50 short-stories starring the detective and Dr Watson, and they play an important role in the history of crime fiction. Other than the Sherlock Holmes series, Doyle wrote around thirty more books, in genres such as science-fiction, fantasy, historical novels, but also poetry, plays, and non-fiction.

John McFarlane, a young solicitor, got himself in a mess which could cost him his future. He is afraid that he is about to be arrested for the murder of Jonas Oldacre, a builder who he met a day earlier. The only option McFarlene sees is to get to Holmes and Watson fastest possible before the police find him. Just as John manages to explain his situation to the two friends, the police burst in the room and arrest him. Is John’s life doomed to failure or Holmes and Watson will save the day?"The Adventure of the Norwood Builder" is a part of "The Return of Sherlock Holmes".Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was born in Scotland and studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh. After his studies, he worked as a ship’s surgeon on various boats. During the Second Boer War, he was an army doctor in South Africa. When he came back to the United Kingdom, he opened his own practice and started writing crime books. He is best known for his thrilling stories about the adventures of Sherlock Holmes. He published four novels and more than 50 short-stories starring the detective and Dr Watson, and they play an important role in the history of crime fiction. Other than the Sherlock Holmes series, Doyle wrote around thirty more books, in genres such as science-fiction, fantasy, historical novels, but also poetry, plays, and non-fiction.

A mysterious Catholic priest arrives at 221B Baker Street, only to utter the words 'if corpe' before dropping dead. Though the man's death is attributed to cholera, when news of a similar case reaches Holmes, he is convinced that the priests have been poisoned.

London, 1895, and a gentleman comes calling at 221B Baker Street. His estranged daughter has joined a religious sect known as the Elysians. Hannah's friend Sophia has disappeared after becoming embroiled with the group, and foul play is suspected. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson must infiltrate the mysterious cult to discover the terrifying truth...

Following the trail of several corpses seemingly killed by wild animals, Holmes and Watson stumble upon the experiments of Doctor Moreau. Determined to prove Darwin's evolutionary theories, through vivisection and crude genetic engineering Moreau is creating animal hybrids. In his laboratory, Moreau is building an army of 'beast men'...

A body is found crushed to death in the London snow. There are no footprints anywhere near. It is almost as if the man was killed by the air itself. While pursuing the case, Holmes and Watson have to travel to Scotland to meet with the one person they have been told can help: Aleister Crowley.

Summer, 1915. As Zeppelins rain death upon the rooftops of London, a Member of Parliament throws himself naked into the Thames after giving a pro-German speech; a senior military advisor suggests surrender before feeding himself to a tiger at London Zoo. In desperation, an aged Mycroft Holmes sends to Sussex for the help of his brother, Sherlock.

A young man named Peter Maugram appears at the front door of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson's Baker Street lodgings. Maugram's uncle is dead and his will has disappeared, leaving the man afraid that he will be left penniless. Holmes agrees to take the case and he and Watson dig deep into the murky past of this complex family.

"Han er forbrydelsens Napoleon, Watson ... Han sidder ubevægelig, som en edderkop midt i sit spind, men dette spind består af tusindvis af tråde, og han er bevidst om selv den mindste bevægelse i enhver af dem."I "over tusind sager" har Sherlock Holmes bekæmpet ondskab og kriminalitet og sørget for, at de skyldige blev bragt bag lås og slå. Men den største skurk af dem alle, en højt begavet mand, hvis hånd Holmes har anet bag en stor del af forbrydelserne, er hidtil undsluppet ham: Professor Moriarty. Holmes har dog langsomt arbejdet sig ind på ham, og nu er tiden kommet, hvor de to store modstandere endelig må krydse klinger.I sine "Erindringer om Sherlock Holmes" beretter dr. Watson om dette store og skæbnesvangre opgør. Om dette og om andre af vennen og mesterdetektivens store sager – mysteriet om den forsvundne væddeløbshest Silver Blaze, gåden om Musgraveritualet og mange, mange flere.Den nye komplette Sherlock Holmes-udgave består af ni bind svarende til de ni originale bøger. Bøgerne er forsynet med forord og noter og udstyret med originalillustrationer. Udgivelsen sker under vejledning af cand.mag. Svend Ranild, forfatter og Sherlock Holmes-kender.Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (1859-1930) var uddannet læge, men begyndte tidligt at skrive og forlod efterhånden lægegerningen helt til fordel for forfatterkarrieren. Doyle skrev i mange genrer – historiske romaner, science-fiction, eventyrromaner og nonfiktion – men det var historierne om mesterdetektiven Sherlock Holmes, der slog hans navn fast ogblev hans eviggyldige bidrag til verdenslitteraturhistorien.

"Sherlock Holmes’ eventyr" rummer nogle af de allerbedste historier om verdenslitteraturens mest berømte makkerpar. Her må Holmes og Watson bekæmpe Ku Klux Klans forfærdelige forbrydelser, bevæge sig rundt blandt professionelle tiggere i London, opklare sagen om tyveriet af en i sandhed sjælden ædelsten og løse mysteriet i mesterstykket "Det brogede bånd" – den historie Conan Doyle selv opfattede som en af sine bedste. For slet ikke at nævne sagen om den legendariske eventyrerske Irene Adler, som for Holmes altid vil være Kvinden.Historierne i denne bog er: "Skandale i Bøhmen", "En sag om identitet", "De Rødhåredes Forening", "Mysteriet i Boscombedalen", "De fem appelsinkerner", "Manden med den skæve mund", "Den blå karfunkel", "Det brogede bånd", "Ingeniørens tommelfinger", "Den adelige ungkarl", "Berylkronen" og "Blodbøgene".Den nye komplette Sherlock Holmes-udgave består af ni bind svarende til de ni originale bøger. Bøgerne er forsynet med forord og noter og udstyret med originalillustrationer. Udgivelsen sker under vejledning af cand.mag. Svend Ranild, forfatter og Sherlock Holmes-kender.Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (1859-1930) var uddannet læge, men begyndte tidligt at skrive og forlod efterhånden lægegerningen helt til fordel for forfatterkarrieren. Doyle skrev i mange genrer – historiske romaner, science-fiction, eventyrromaner og nonfiktion – men det var historierne om mesterdetektiven Sherlock Holmes, der slog hans navn fast ogblev hans eviggyldige bidrag til verdenslitteraturhistorien.

Der har længe været stille i Baker Street 221B, og dr. John Watson har fortvivlet set til, mens hans gode ven og bofælle, Sherlock Holmes, er sunket ned i kedsomhed og brugen af kunstige stimulanser. Men endelig en dag lysner situationen: En smuk, ung dame ved navn miss Morstan henvender sig med en højst besynderlig sag.Hendes far forsvandt under mystiske omstændigheder for 10 år siden, kort efter sin hjemkomst fra Indien, og 4 år senere begyndte hun hvert år at modtage en kostbar perle med posten – uden nogen forklaring. Nu har hun imidlertid fået et brev, hvori hun inviteres til at møde sin ukendte velgører.Holmes og Watson tilbyder at ledsage hende, og snart hvirvles de ind i en dramatisk og gruopvækkende historie om en gammel indisk skat, om mord, svig og hævn og om en mystisk pagt mellem fire mænd, hvis ildevarslende tegn dukker op igen og igen, efterhånden som mesterdetektiven og hans ven trænger længere ind i mysteriets dystre mørke.Om serien: Den nye komplette Sherlock Holmes-udgave består af ni bind svarende til de ni originale bøger. Bøgerne er forsynet med forord og noter og udstyret med originalillustrationer. Udgivelsen sker under vejledning af cand.mag. Svend Ranild, forfatter og Sherlock Holmes-kender.

March 1895, and at Oxford University, a Professor Quantock claims he has built a computational device capable of analytical thought to rival Sherlock Holmes. Sherlock cannot ignore the challenge, and he and Watson travel to Oxford, where a battle of wits ensues. But it soon becomes clear that the Thinking Engine has its own agenda.

A sawed-off shotgun blast to the face leaves one man dead - and reveals a secret that has pursued another across an ocean and set the world's most ruthless criminal on his trail. The man needs the help of a great detective... but could even Sherlock Holmes save him now.

1913. The clouds of war are gathering and Europe is in turmoil. A body is discovered on the shore below Beachy Head, just a mile from Sherlock Holmes' retirement cottage. As Holmes and Watson investigate, they uncover a conspiracy with shocking ramifications: men who welcome the idea of a world war are seeking divine aid to make it a reality.

"Da jeg vendte mig igen, stod Sherlock Holmes og smilede til mig hen over mit skrivebord. Jeg rejste mig op, stirrede fuldstændig forbløffet på ham nogle sekunder, og så lader det til, at jeg må være besvimet for første og sidste gang i mit liv."Ti år efter Sherlock Holmes’ formodede død i Reichenbach-vandfaldet, bøjede Arthur Conan Doyle sig med Sherlock Holmes vender tilbage for presset fra sine fans og pustede igen liv i sin figur. Til Dr. Watsons overraskelse og til glæde for sine fans, dukkede Holmes igen op i Baker Street for at påbegynde en ny stribe eventyr.Udgivelsen er en storskrift-udgave i 2 bind til svagsynede i serien MAGNUMBØGER Lindhardt og Ringhof.

Militærlæge, dr. med., John H. Watson er vendt hjem til England fra den anden afghanske krig som rekonvalescent. Her bliver han introduceret for en vis mr. Sherlock Holmes, som søger en bofælle til et par værelser i Baker Street 221B. De to flytter snart ind, og Watson finder ud af, at den excentriske Holmes ernærer sig som verdens eneste "rådgivende detektiv".Watsons nysgerrighed er pirret, og da Holmes en dag beder ham ledsage sig på en sag, slår han til. Et uhyggeligt mysterium venter: I et forladt hus i en forstad til London ligger en mand død med ansigtet forvredet i en grimasse af rædsel og had... Det er en sag, der trækker spor tilbage i tiden til en tragedie langt fra de engelske kyster.Med Et studie i rødt (1887) præsenteredes læserne for, hvad der skulle blive kulturhistoriens måske mest berømte makkerpar, mesterdetektiven Sherlock Holmes og hans følgesvend og krønikeskriver Dr. Watson.Udgivelsen er en storskrift-udgave i 1 bind til svagsynede i serien MAGNUMBØGER Lindhardt og Ringhof.

Sherlock Holmes et le Dr Watson sont en voyage en Cornouailles quand Mortimer Tregennis vient les trouver avec une affaire des plus etranges. Sa sA ur a ete retrouvee morte aux cotes de ses deux freres devenus fous, au lendemain d'avoir joue une partie de whist avec eux. Tregennis est sur que c'est la l'A uvre du diable. "e;Le Pied du Diable"e; est extrait de "e;Son dernier salut"e;.-

"e;Les Souvenirs de Sherlock Holmes"e; aurait du etre le dernier recueil d'histoires de Sherlock, mais les lecteurs d'Arthur Conan Doyle, apres la lecture de celui-ci, n'etaient pas encore prets a dire au revoir au detective prive. Ce recueil contient: "e;Silver Blaze"e;, "e;Le Document vole"e;, "e;Le Gloria Scott"e;, "e;Le Visage jaune"e;, "e;Le Commis d'agent de change"e;, et "e;Le Rituel des Musgraves"e;. -

Da denne, den fjerde og sidste af de lange Sherlock Holmes-historier udkom i 1914, bemærkede Sir Arthur Conan Doyle i en let tone:"Jeg tænker, dette er min svanesang i den skønlitterære genre."Ganske rigtigt var hans tid som skønlitterær forfatter praktisk talt forbi, og han gik ind i spiritismen, som kom til at beherske hans sidste år. Frygtens dal, der udkom som føljeton i The Strand Magazine fra september 1914 til april 1915, er den historie, hvori Sherlock Holmes løser mysteriet om et rædselsfuldt mord i en herregård, omgivet af en voldgrav i Sussex.Undervejs afslører han en tidligere og barskere historie om lovløshed og massedrab i en minedal i USA og prøver endnu en gang kræfter med professor Moriarty’s overlegne forbryder-hjerne.

Ist die Frau des getoteten Colonels wirklich die Morderin? Als seine Frau von einem Spaziergang nach Hause kommt, entfacht ein heftiger Streit zwischen dem Ehepaar, den die Hausangestellten mithoren. Als sie dann einen Schrei vernehmen und den Colonel tot auffinden, glauben alle, dass seine Frau die Taterin ist - auer Holmes. Der vermutet anhand von Spuren, dass sich eine dritte Person und ein ratselhaftes Tier auch in dem Zimmer befanden...-

Mysteriose Umstande, ein seltsames Pfeifen und ein Todesfall halten Sherlock Holmes auf Trab: Als Helen Stoner den beruhmten Detektiv bittet, den ungeklarten plotzlichen Tod ihrer Schwester kurz vor deren Hochzeit aufzuklaren, ahnt diese noch nicht, dass sie bald selbst merkwurdige Dinge vor ihrer eigenen Hochzeit erleben wird. Die Spur fuhrt Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson zu dem exzentrischen Stiefvater der Schwestern...-

Sehr merkwurdige Geschehnisse und dann auch noch ein Mord werden aus der Villa Wisteria gemeldet: Mr. Eccles, der von einem spanischen Freund eingeladen wurde, muss mit Erstaunen feststellen, dass er am nachsten Morgen allein in dem groen Haus aufwacht. Wo sind sein Gastgeber und dessen Angestellte blo hin? Als der Spanier mit einer Nachricht in der Hand tot aufgefunden wird und dann auch noch ein dem Teufel ahnelnder Mann durchs Fenster schaut, sind Holmes und Dr. Watson mal wieder im Einsatz.-

Sherlock Holmes ermittelt wieder!Das plotzliche Verschwinden der jungen Braut beim Hochzeitsessen wirft nicht nur bei ihrem adligen Ehemann Ratsel auf: Hat es etwas mit dem Mann zu tun, der ihr den Hochzeitsstrau in der Kirche aufhob, als sie ihn versehentlich fallen lie? Und warum werden ihr Hochzeitskleid und Ring im See des Hyde Parks gefunden? Wie immer behalt Sherlock Holmes den Durchblick.-

Pendant de nombreuses annees, on croyait que c'en etait fini du celebre Sherlock Holmes. Cependant, trois ans apres la mort du detective, un mysterieux personnage apparait a Londres et se dit etre ce dernier. C'est bien lui et il arrive juste a temps. En effet, un meurtre insoluble a ete commis. C'est une affaire qui s'est produite a huis clos et personne, jusqu'a maintenant, n'a su en faire ni queue ni tete. Quand Holmes se penche sur les faits, les choses commencent a s'eclaircir, mais le cas s'avere encore plus complexe qu'on ne l'avais cru au premier abord."e;La Resurrection de Sherlock Holmes"e; contient: "e;La Maison vide"e;, "e;L'Entrepreneur de Norwood"e;, "e;Les Danseurs"e;, "e;L'Ecole du prieure"e; et "e;Peter le noir"e;.-

Was mag das merkwurdige Verhalten der Frau von Sherlock Holmes' Klienten zu bedeuten haben? Das Paar hatte geheiratet, nachdem die Frau bereits in den USA verheiratet und ein Kind gehabt hatte, doch sie kehrte, als Witwe, nach England zuruck. Eigentlich glucklich erneut verheiratet, bat sie auf einmal ihren Mann um Geld. Als sie dann auch noch bei heimlichen Kontakten zu den Bewohnern eines Cottages ertappt und dort eine Person mit gelbem Gesicht entdeckt wird, schaltet ihr Mann Holmes ein...-

Eine der beliebtesten Sherlock Holmes-Geschichten uber ein verschwundenes Rennpferd und dessen getoteten Trainer! Als Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson nach Dartmoor reisen, um den Fall zu untersuchen, stoen sie schon bald auf die Spur - im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes - des erfolgreichen Rennpferdes. Es gibt zwar einen Verdachtigen, aber Sherlock Holmes glaubt an dessen Unschuld. Schritt fur Schritt nahert er sich der Wahrheit...-