Resultados para "Sherlock" en Ficción contemporánea

Jeremy Smyth, von Smyth Industry, liegt tot in seinem Bett. Die Zimmertüre von innen verschlossen, seine rechte Hand ruht neben seinem Kopf, den Revolver noch immer haltend. Alles deutet auf Selbstmord hin. Doch Holmes hegt so seine Zweifel. Befragungen der Angehörigen bringen zu Tage, dass Mr. Smyth ein Freund des Pferderennens war und erhebliche Summen verwettet hatte.

Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson reisen in eine südenglische Küstenstadt, wo mutmaßlich ein besonders grausamer Doppelmord geschehen ist. Bei der Untersuchung der verstümmelten Leichen ergibt sich jedoch eine Spur, die ins Meer führt und einen unerwarteten Täter suggeriert.

The Return of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of 13 Sherlock Holmes stories, originally published in 1903-1904, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The stories were published in the Strand Magazine in Great Britain, and Collier's in the United States. The book was first published in February 1905 by McClure, Phillips & Co. (New York) then on 7 March 1905 by Georges Newnes, Ltd. (London) and was the first Holmes collection since 1893, when Holmes had "died" in "The Final Problem".

The Return of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of 13 Sherlock Holmes stories, originally published in 1903-1904, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The stories were published in the Strand Magazine in Great Britain, and Collier's in the United States. The book was first published in February 1905 by McClure, Phillips & Co. (New York) then on 7 March 1905 by Georges Newnes, Ltd. (London) and was the first Holmes collection since 1893, when Holmes had "died" in "The Final Problem".

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of Sherlock Holmes stories, originally published in 1893, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Doyle had decided that these would be the last collection of Holmes's stories, and intended to kill him off in "The Final Problem". Reader demand stimulated him to write another Holmes adventure - The Hound of the Baskervilles. In "The Return of Sherlock Holmes", Holmes relates the aftermath of "The Final Problem", and how he survived. Content: I. The Adventure of Silver Blaze / II.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twelve short stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring his fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. It was first published on 14 October 1892; the individual stories had been serialised in The Strand Magazine between July 1891 and June 1892. The stories are not in chronological order, and the only characters common to all twelve are Holmes and Dr. Watson. The stories are related in first-person narrative from Watson's point of view.

The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes is the final set of twelve (out of a total of fifty-six) Sherlock Holmes short stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle first published in the Strand Magazine between October 1921 and April 1927. The first British edition and the first American edition of the collection were both published in June 1927. However, they had slightly different titles.

His Last Bow: Some Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of previously published Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, including the titular short story, "His Last Bow. The War Service of Sherlock Holmes" (1917). The collection's first US edition adjusts the anthology's subtitle to Some Later Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes. All editions contain a brief preface, by "John H. Watson, M.D.

Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson machen sich auf die Suche nach einem abgängigen Ehemann. Alles deutet auf einen Mord hin, doch die Leiche bleibt unauffindbar. Der Hauptverdächtige ist ein Bettler mit entstelltem Gesicht.

16. The Secret Door: While studying the Chronicles of the Convent Holmes finds out about secret rooms, hidden within the walls of the Abbey. And in fact, Watson and Holmes find a secret corridor.

1. An Inspector Arrives: December in Baker Street, Watson is trying to fill the house with the Christmas Spirit but his plans are soon crushed, when Inspector Lestrade proposes a strange case to Holmes.

23. Hellfire and Judgment: Holmes and Watson are at the perpetrator's will, while the accomplice is setting the Abbey alight. They are in a desperate and futile situation. But Holmes has an ace up his sleeve.

17. In the Laboratory: Holmes and Watson discover a secret laboratory. Soon they realize that not only chemical, but also questionable medical experiments have been conducted on the premises.

21. The Bearer of God: Holmes, Watson and Lestrade reach a closed off room via the secret corridor. In it somebody is kept against their will. Their identity and reason for imprisonment lead to disturbing findings.

22. The Covenant of Evil: Holmes and Watson are close to solving the case. As they try to confront the alleged perpetrator with their evidence, but things take a turn.

24. Damnation and Redemption: Holmes and Watson are able to solve the case, but have to answer to the catholic Archbishop. And then, in the end, there is one last problem that requires their attention.

3. In the Convent: After finally reaching the Redeemer's Abbey, the Abbot welcomes them and promptly fills them in about the gruesome details concerning the murder of Brother Emanuel.

2. Inside the Prisoner's Carriage: Inspector Lestrade brings Holmes and Watson to Twickenham, where they investigate a murder case in the convent. If they can even make it there...

19. Confession of a Dead Man: The Anglican Priest from Teddington visits, as promised, the Abbey. Their meeting, however, is overshadowed by another death.

20. Suspicions: Holmes does not buy into the Vicar's suicide. Alongside Watson he continues the investigation and uncovers a secret that sheds new light on the case.