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Who would suspect that the same mind that created the most famous literary detective of all time also took on the eternally popular genre of vampires? Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, a contemporary of Bram Stoker, gave us some fascinating works of vampire fiction. From the bloodsucking plant in "The American's Tale" to the bloodsucking wife in "The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire," he reveled in the horror created by creatures who survived on the blood of men and women.

It is the autumn of 1880, and Dr. John Watson has just returned from Afghanistan. Badly injured and desperate to forget a nightmarish expedition that left him doubting his sanity, Watson is close to destitution when he meets the extraordinary Sherlock Holmes, who is investigating a series of deaths in the Shadwell district of London. Several bodies have been found, the victims appearing to have starved to death over the course of several weeks, and yet they were reported alive and well mere days before.

The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire, written by British author Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 12 Sherlock Holmes stories collected between 1921 and 1927 as The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes. It was first published in the January 1924 issues of The Strand Magazine in London and Hearst's International Magazine in New York. Holmes receives an odd letter that makes reference to vampires.

Robert Ferguson ist um die Sicherheit seines jüngsten Kindes besorgt, seit er angeblich gesehen hat, dass seine Frau dem Baby wie ein Vampir in den Hals gebissen hat. Holmes erkennt jedoch angesichts eines hinkenden Hundes und des eifersüchtigen Sohnes, dass Mrs Ferguson sehr fürsorglich gehandelt hat. Der vermeintliche Vampirbiss diente dazu, Gift aus dem Körper des Kindes zu saugen.

Die nie veröffentlichten Fälle des Meisterdetektives in Hörspielform! Schleichend breitet sich das Verhängnis über England aus: Vor der Küste Whitbys gerät die "Demeter" in einen Sturm und läuft auf Grund. Ihre Ladung - fünfzig Holzkisten, gefüllt mit Erde - spurlos verschwunden. Ihre Mannschaft - grausam ermordet. Das Logbuch des Kapitäns berichtet von einem unheiligen Wesen, das an Bord wütete... Da überschlagen sich die Ereignisse.

A Vampira de Sussex conta a história de um homem viúvo que casa-se novamente com uma mulher latina. A nova esposa não se dá muito bem com o filho de seu primeiro casamento, chegando a maltratar o menino. Mas até ai, o ex-viúvo não se preocupa muito, pois acredita ser mais uma situação comum entre madrastas e enteados.

Victorian England's most famous consulting detective is hot on the trail of London's most notorious serial killer, Jack the Ripper. But in Sherlock Holmes and the Whitechapel Vampire, Jack is a vampire and Holmes' refusal to believe it could be his undoing as the two match wits in this delightfully original first novel.

Bram Stoker portrayed Dracula as a terrifying creature of the night: heartless, soulless, preying on the pure and innocent. Fred Saberhagen, bestselling coauthor of the official movie tie-in for Bram Stoker's Dracula, shows another side to Dracula as the vampire is summoned by Dr. Watson to rescue Sherlock Holmes.

Der älteste Sohn und Titelerbe des Barons Collingwood stirbt an einer mysteriösen Krankheit. Kurz darauf verschlechtert sich auch der Gesundheitszustand des zweitältesten Sohnes dramatisch. Da Ärzte und Polizei vor einem Rätsel stehen, engagiert der Baron Holmes und Watson.

Der älteste Sohn und Titelerbe des Barons Collingwood stirbt an einer mysteriösen Krankheit. Kurz darauf verschlechtert sich auch der Gesundheitszustand des zweitältesten Sohnes dramatisch. Da Ärzte und Polizei vor einem Rätsel stehen, engagiert der Baron Holmes und Watson.

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Sherlock Holmes est contacté par Robert Ferguson au sujet d'une affaire qui ressemble fort à une affaire de vampire : sa femme a récemment été surprise en train de mordre le cou de leur jeune enfant.

The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire, written by British author Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 12 Sherlock Holmes stories collected between 1921 and 1927 as The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes. It was first published in the January 1924 issues of The Strand Magazine in London and Hearst's International Magazine in New York. Holmes receives an odd letter that makes reference to vampires. Mr. Robert Ferguson, who comes to 221B Baker Street the next morning, has become convinced that his Peruvian second wife has been sucking their baby son's blood.

"The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire", written by British author Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 12 Sherlock Holmes stories collected between 1921 and 1927 as The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes. It was first published in the January 1924 issues of The Strand Magazine in London and Hearst's International Magazine in New York.

Holmes receives an odd letter that makes reference to vampires. Mr. Robert Ferguson, who comes to 221B Baker Street the next morning, has become convinced that his Peruvian second wife has been sucking their baby son's blood. By his first wife, he has a 15-year-old son named Jack, who suffered an unfortunate accident as a child and now, although he can still walk, he does not have the full use of his legs. After the bloodsucking began, Jack has unaccountably been struck twice by his stepmother, although Mr. Ferguson cannot imagine why.

E' l'anno 1890. Una nave fa naufragio sulla costa inglese, l'equipaggio è scomparso...

These six cases are among the last undertaken by Sherlock Holmes before he retired to the Sussex downs. However, the problems facing the sleuth are as diverse and challenging as ever. What with seeking the whereabouts of the stolen Mazarin Diamond, discovering the importance of being called Garrideb, encountering a mysterious murder on Thor Bridge, searching for eternal youth and the threat of a vampire in Sussex, there is no sign of Holmes' deductive powers slowing down.

In Brooklyn geht ein Serienmörder um. Siebenmal schlägt er zu, immer auf die gleiche Weise. Die Polizei in Gestalt von Detective Sergeant Caruso ist wie immer ratlos. Nach der Rückkehr von Professor van Dusen und Mr. Hatch aus dem wilden Westen bittet er die beiden um Hilfe. Aus der Arbeitsweise des Täters zieht die Denkmaschine die konkreten Schlüsse, stellt dem Vampir eine Falle und lässt sie zuschnappen.

El señor Ferguson acude desesperado al 221B de Baker Street, porque está convencido de que su esposa, originaria de Perú, está haciendo algo horrible: bebiendo la sangre de su bebé. Holmes escucha con atención al señor Ferguson, pero su escepticismo le hace pensar que está pasando algo muy diferente a lo que le cuenta el preocupado padre. Para intentar averiguar qué es lo que está pasando realmente, junto con Watson decide ir a la casa del señor Ferguson en Sussex y allí descubrirá una realidad más dolorosa de la que el señor Ferguson podía haberse imaginado.

In Lamberley, Sussex, wird eine Frau beobachtet, die Kindern das Blut aussaugt. Robert Ferguson hält die Frau für einen Vampir und bittet seinen alten Kameraden Watson und dessen Freund Sherlock Holmes um Hilfe - und der hat den Verdacht, dass hinter dieser Sache etwas ganz anderes steckt.