Arthur Conan Doyle

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson face a mystery on the moors in this classic caper from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The country doctor had come to 221B Baker Street, the famous lodgings of Sherlock Holmes, with an eerie tale—the legend of the Hound of the Baskervilles, the devil-beast that haunted the lonely moors around the Baskervilles’ ancestral home. The tale warned the descendants of that ancient family never to venture out on the moor. But Sir...

Sherlock Holmes and his assistant Dr. Watson investigate the murder of an American and his private secretary.

The Valley of Fear is the final Sherlock Holmes novel by Arthur Conan Doyle, a classic that blends detective fiction with a gripping tale of intrigue and revenge. The story is divided into two distinct parts: the first follows Holmes and Watson as they investigate the murder of John Douglas in a remote English manor, a case that quickly reveals ties to a secret society and a dark past in America. The second part takes readers to the sinister...

" There' s an east wind coming . . . such a wind as never blew on England yet." It is the eve of the First World War. The legendary Sherlock Holmes is on the most important case of his life, one that can change the course of history. Brought out of retirement at the request of the British Government, Holmes must now capture the fierce and remarkable Von Bork- a German agent who has gathered Britain' s military secrets. This classic collectable is...

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...

Best-known as the author of the Sherlock Holmes series of detective novels, in 'The Crime of the Congo' Sir Arthur Conan Doyle attempts to lay bare the atrocities which had taken place in the Congo under the rule of King Leopold II of Belgium. He describes the exploitation of the Congolese people, especially those involved in the rubber trade, as 'twenty years of uninterrupted massacre' and is dismissive of the eventual annexation by the Belgian government,...

Trelawney Hope, secretary for European Affairs, reaches out to Holmes. A very important letter was stolen from Hope's safe and he wants Holmes to track it down. The letter's content was of political importance and the three main suspects of Holmes are international secret agents. However one of them, Eduardo Lucas, was found murdered. Is there some connection between both crimes and will Holmes connect the dots? "The Adventure of the Second Stain"...

This collection includes many of the famous cases - and great strokes of brilliance - that made the legendary Sherlock Holmes one of fiction's most popular creations. With his devoted amanuensis, Dr Watson, Holmes emerges from his smoke filled rooms in Baker Street to grapple with the forces of treachery, intrigue and evil in such cases as 'The Speckled Band', in which a terrified woman begs their help in solving the mystery surrounding her sister's...

These horror stories — never before compiled in one volume — are carefully crafted, compelling and believable. Written in about the same decade as the Sherlock Holmes series, they will convince you that Arthur Conan Doyle was a master of more than just the detective story.