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The story follows Holmes and Watson as they investigate John Hector McFarlane, a young lawyer accused of murdering his client, builder Jonas Oldacre, after Oldacre unexpectedly named McFarlane the sole beneficiary of his will.

A leisurely research trip turns into a race against time when Professor Soames comes to Holmes and Watson with a bizarre mystery. Three students are suspected of cheating - can Holmes solve the case in time for the examination to go ahead? An illustrated adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic Sherlock Holmes mystery - at an easy-to-read level for readers of all ages!

The police are no closer to solving the murder of horse trainer, John Straker. The country's most famous racehorse has mysteriously disappeared. All eyes turn to Sherlock Holmes to unravel this strange mystery, find the murderer and return Silver Blaze to safety - all before the Wessex Cup race. He was killed on Monday night, 22nd October. The famous racehorse, Silver Blaze, has been missing since the night of the attack.

After a frightened Violet Hunter turns to Holmes and Watson for advice, the crime-fighting duo find themselves pulled into a dangerous mystery. For there's far more than secrets hiding in the halls of The Copper Beeches.

Hall Pycroft is a simple man, looking for a simple job. But working for the Pinner brothers is certainly not simple. When Pycroft finds himself caught in the middle of a troubling mystery, he turns to the only man he knows can solve it: Sherlock Holmes.

The mysterious noises last heard around the time of Julia Stoner's death are back. Her sister Helen knows it is simply a matter of time before she suffers the same fate. There is a dark plot afoot, and the only way to catch the culprit is to walk into a deadly trap...

When asked by his old school friend to help track down a missing maid, the genius detective finds himself unravelling a centuries-old mystery, and discovering much more than he expected. It's time for Holmes to rewrite history.

After Jabez Wilson's well-paid position with the Red-Headed League ends with no warning, he asks Holmes to find out why. What starts out as a straightforward investigation turns into a midnight stake-out as Holmes attempts to prevent a shocking crime.

When Holmes is asked to look into a cryptic message received by Mary Morstan, neither he nor Watson expect to be drawn into a decades-old web of betrayal. Soon they're conducting dangerous moonlit expeditions to uncover the meaning of the sign of the four, and resolve a long-buried crime.

William Kirwan, coachman for the Cunningham family, was killed last night defending his master's property. After a robbery baffles the local police, Holmes is drawn into a web of lies, blackmail and murder. It's up to him to identify the villains - if he survives the case, that is...

Sir Henry Baskerville, Erbe von Baskerville Hall, lebt schon eine Weile auf dem im Moor gelegenen Anwesen. Dort verläuft ein Tag wie der andere und Sir Baskerville langweilt sich fürchterlich. Doch dann findet er bei einem seiner Besuche in Grimpen, gemeinsam mit Dr. Mortimer, den Büroangestellten Blake Glover tot auf. Der Mann ist eindeutig ermordet worden. Inspiriert von seinen Begegnungen mit Sherlock Holmes und Irene Adler beginnt Sir Baskerville in diesem Fall zu ermitteln.

All Watson wants is a nice quiet holiday with Holmes, but that's not what he's getting. When Brenda Tregennis is found dead at her dinner table, with no clues as to how or why, all eyes turn to the detective duo to solve the mystery. With deadly experiments, lethal poisons and a suspicious explorer to deal with, there's no time for relaxation!

A secret government document has been stolen. It's up to Holmes and Watson to find it and save the country from war! But with sly secret agents, mysterious murders and the question of a curious bloodstain to contend with, will Holmes and Watson be able to piece the puzzle together in time?

With a deadly phantom hound on the loose and a mysterious man living on the moor, Devon is a dangerous place to be. But Holmes and Watson must put their fears aside. The country's favourite crime-fighting duo need to unravel the strange case of Sir Charles Baskerville's murder before his nephew meets the same fate.

When Violet Smith gets a new job, a new friend and a new home, life seems almost perfect ... until the solitary cyclist appears. He follows her every week, along the same stretch of road. Why? That's what Holmes and Watson need to work out, before this seemingly simple case turns into something far more sinister.

"His Last Bow" is a classic mystery collection from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It also contains the very last story featuring Doyle's greatest creation: the legendary and enigmatic consulting detective, Sherlock Holmes. Along with the coda to the Holmes canon, this collection also contains a number of Holmes favorites, including The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge and The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans. But without a doubt, the final story - "His Last Bow" - is the most exciting entry in this one-of-a-kind volume.

Sir Reginald Musgrave zuckt darüber nur die Achseln und hält dies alles bloß für eine etwas schrullige Familientradition. Doch als zwei Bedienstete auf dem Stammsitz der Musgraves unter geheimnisvollen Umständen spurlos verschwinden, ist Sir Reginald sich nicht mehr so sicher, ob hinter dem unheimlichen Schriftstück nicht vielleicht doch etwas mehr steckt als zunächst vermutet. So wendet er sich um Rat an einen alten Bekannten aus Studienzeiten am College.

In 1886, a struggling young doctor and part-time author named Arthur Conan Doyle picked up his pen and created what is arguably the most famous character in the history of mystery and detective fiction: the consulting detective known as Sherlock Holmes. Forty years later, Doyle would conclude this astonishing series of adventures having penned four full novels and fifty-six short stories featuring Holmes and - in most of these stories - his friend and crime-fighting partner, Dr. John Watson (who often served as the fictional chronicler of these tales).

Step into The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone, where Sherlock Holmes turns a clever illusion into the perfect trap. A wax effigy of Holmes casts a shadow that lures a cunning diamond thief into the open, and only Holmes' quick thinking can secure justice. Every moment is charged with tension, deception, and brilliant strategy, can you anticipate the criminal's next move before Holmes does?

Step into The Adventure of the Illustrious Client, where Sherlock Holmes faces a case of love, danger, and hidden murder. Sir James Damery seeks Holmes' help to protect a young heiress, Violet de Merville, from the charming yet ruthless Austrian Baron Adelbert Gruner, a man with a dark past and a taste for luxury and murder. With every step, Holmes must outwit a cunning villain before tragedy strikes, revealing a story of suspense, intrigue, and brilliant detection.