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Could the sudden death of Sir Charles Baskerville have been caused by the gigantic ghostly hound which is said to have haunted his family for generations? Arch-rationalist Sherlock Holmes characteristically dismisses the theory as nonsense.

The fourth volume of classic Sherlock Holmes stories on audio, brilliantly performed by John Gielgud and Ralph Richardson.

This is one of Arthur Gask’s best known novels. It features Detective Gilbert Larose who also appears in some of Gask’s later works. The Dark Highway is set in the Coorong district of Australia. The outback is the perfect setting for this great crime story. Add in a horse race, a few nefarious characters and you will agree that Arthur Gask was a crime writer ahead of his time! This edition includes a biography of the author.

Detective-Sergeant Malcolm Ainslie, a former Catholic priest, is about to start his vacation when a call comes in from death row. Before serial killer Elroy Doil is taken to the electric chair, he wants to make a full confession to the cop who put him away. To close the books on additional murder cases in which Doil is a suspect, Ainslie drives four hundred miles to Florida State Prison.

Step into the cunning world of Sherlock Holmes in The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone by Arthur Conan Doyle—a masterful tale of deception, wit, and hidden passages. When a priceless diamond vanishes and a ruthless thief plots revenge, Holmes turns the tables with a wax effigy, a violin, and a daring plan that blurs the line between illusion and reality. Set in the iconic 221B Baker Street, this story showcases Holmes at his most theatrical, outsmarting his enemies with precision and style.

In these eight intriguing tales, Holmes and Watson solve cases that range from the suspicious to the downright strange. They encounter mysteries as diverse as vanishing staff, secret plans and eccentric lodgers as Holmes is struck down by a rare tropical disease and, later, lured away from retirement to help his country on the eve of war.

Sherlock Holmes ist mit einer aufsehenerregenden Mordserie konfrontiert: Der Täter scheint sich bei der Opferauswahl an den sieben Todsünden des christlichen Glaubens zu orientieren. Die Ermittlungen gestalten sich zunehmend schwierig und überaus gefährlich.

The Adventure of the Empty House, one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 13 stories in the cycle collected as The Return of Sherlock Holmes. Public pressure forced Conan Doyle to bring the sleuth back to life, and explain his apparently miraculous survival of a deadly struggle with Professor Moriarty. This is the first Holmes story set after his supposed death at the Reichenbach Falls, as recounted in The Final Problem. The Hound of the Baskervilles had seen the return of a pre-Reichenbach Falls Sherlock Holmes, which only served to whet readers' appetites.

This collection of the finest short story mystery fiction by the most acclaimed writers, past and present features Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Thomas Burke, Harry Kemelman, and everyone in between. Edited by multi-award-winning mystery connoisseur Otto Penzler, it offers a delightful mixture of mystery and suspense.

Während die meisten Abenteuer von Sherlock Holmes durch die Notizen und Publikationen von Dr. John Watson hinlänglich belegt und bekannt sind, gibt es auch eine gewisse Anzahl an Fällen, die der Öffentlichkeit damals geradezu zwingend vorenthalten werden mussten: Insbesondere im beginnenden 20. Jahrhundert hatte Holmes mit einigen höchst ungewöhnlichen Rätseln zu tun, deren Aufklärung gängige wissenschaftliche Anschauungen und normale rdische Zusammenhänge mitunter sprengten.

In ihrem neuen Fall haben Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson den genialen Professor Moriarty zum Gegner. Die Detektive schlagen alle Warnungen vor dem "Zentralgehirn der Unterwelt" in den Wind. Ein erster grausamer Mord geschieht, bevor sie ihn verhindern können.

A few days before Christmas Inspector Lestrade is asking Holmes for assistance in a strange murder case. The extremely challenging and downright dangerous investigation leads them to a catholic abbey in Middlesex, where evil strikes terror into people's hearts.

From the moment Dr. John Watson takes lodgings in Baker Street with the consulting detective Sherlock Holmes, he becomes intimately acquainted with the bloody violence and frightening ingenuity of the criminal mind. In A Study in Scarlet, Holmes and Watson's first mystery, the pair are summoned to a south London house where they find a dead man whose face is a twisted mask of horror. The body is unmarked by violence, but on the wall a mysterious word has been written in blood.

In der Baker Street bricht ein Feuer aus. Holmes und Watson werden am Brandort von einem Mann angesprochen, der sich als Stabschef einer mächtigen kriminellen Organisation zu erkennen gibt und Holmes vor eine lebensbedrohliche Wahl stellt.

Nachdem es Mary besser geht, begeben sich Holmes und Watson zu Scotland Yard, um der Befragung Sommersets beizuwohnen. Die Vernehmung gestaltet sich zunächst wenig erhellend und endet dann abrupt durch einen überraschenden Zwischenfall.

Holmes und Watson erfahren von einem Schussattentat vor dem Polizeigebäude, dessen Ziel offenbar Inspektor Lestrade war. Sofort und voller Sorge machen sie sich zum Tatort auf, doch der Anschlag bleibt in jeder Hinsicht mysteriös.

Im Krankenhaus weichen Watson und Holmes nicht von Marys Seite, während Lestrade den verhafteten Sommerset ins Polizeigefängnis überstellt. Als Mary endlich das Bewusstsein wiedererlangt, kann sie sich an nichts erinnern.

Stort anlagt roman, der foregår i Kalahari, Afrika. Med udgangspunkt i et enkelt menneskes skæbne fortælles buskmenneskenes historie fra de ældste tider: En dreng er en tidlig morgen stået op for at gå ud at tisse. Imens kommer en gruppe mænd ind i hans landsby og dræber alle dens beboere. Ingen bemærker drengen, og da chokket har lagt sig, begiver han sig alene af sted ud i det kolossale landskab.

Brought to you by Penguin. The terrible spectacle of the beast, the fog of the moor, the discovery of a body: this classic horror story pits detective against dog. When Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead on the wild Devon moorland with the footprints of a giant hound nearby, the blame is...

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