Arthur Conan Doyle
Author
Publisher
MysteriousPress.com/Open Road
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Formats
Description
Holmes and Watson unravel a mystery so exotic it stretches to the very ends of the British Empire
After months without a case, the world’s greatest detective is aimless, his only stimulation the daily injection of his drug of choice. “Which is it to-day?” asks a disapproving Watson—“morphine or cocaine?” For a mind as finely tuned as Holmes’s, the dull routine of existence will not suffice....
After months without a case, the world’s greatest detective is aimless, his only stimulation the daily injection of his drug of choice. “Which is it to-day?” asks a disapproving Watson—“morphine or cocaine?” For a mind as finely tuned as Holmes’s, the dull routine of existence will not suffice....
2) Gothic Tales
Author
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Formats
Description
There was a rumour, too, that he was a devil-worshipper, or something of that sort, and also that he had the evil eye...' Arthur Conan Doyle was the greatest genre writer Britain has ever produced. Throughout a long writing career, he drew on his own medical background, his travels, and his increasing interest in spiritualism and the occult to produce a spectacular array of Gothic Tales. Many of Doyle's writings are recognised as the very greatest
...Author
Publisher
Naxos AudioBooks
Pub. Date
2001
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
Four more stories from the master detective. The mystery of the missing suitor is solved and Sherlock Holmes raises his whip. an Indian pot stands in the shadows of a Colonel's death. serious affairs of state and international diplomacy are threatened by a theft. and surely evil intent lies behind threats in a hidden house. The cool observations and swift action of Sherlock Holmes resolves all.
Author
Publisher
Naxos AudioBooks
Pub. Date
2002
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
Dr Watson comments 'The stage lost a fine actor' when Holmes chose to devote his formidable talents to the solution of crime. two of these stories, The Reigate Squire and The Adventure of Beryl Coronet, Holmes demonstrates his thespian powers as he unravels the mysteries. In the first he explains a rural murder while in the second, Holmes' timely intervention prevents something of a national - even royal - scandal. The Boscombe Valley Mystery takes...
Author
Series
Sherlock Holmes mysteries volume 3
Publisher
Naxos AudioBooks
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
In The Final Problem, perhaps the greatest of the short stories of Sherlock Holmes, the English detective encounters his most formidable rival, Professor Moriarty. 'The Napoleon of Crime' is how Holmes describes his adversary to his faithful companion, Dr Watson, as they move to the ultimate confrontation at the Reichenbach Falls. Also in this collection is the intriguing mystery of the disappearing bride in The Noble Bachelor and two threats from...
Author
Series
Sherlock Holmes mysteries volume 3
Publisher
Naxos AudioBooks
Pub. Date
1997
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
In this collection are four of the finest cases of Mr Sherlock Holmes, narrated by his faithful friend and admirer Dr Watson. What was the horror of The Speckled Band or the secret behind the curious legacy for men of red hair? These and other puzzles are solved by this bloodhound of a genius.
Author
Publisher
Naxos AudioBooks
Pub. Date
1999
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
In this collection are four of the finest cases of Mr Sherlock Holmes, narrated by his faithful friend and admirer Dr Watson. What was the mystery of the engineer's thumb? What was behind the disappearance of the race horse? Why did masked royalty walk up to see Holmes in Baker Street? These and other puzzles are solved by this bloodhound of a genius.
Author
Series
Sherlock Holmes mysteries volume 3
Publisher
Naxos AudioBooks
Pub. Date
2000
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
In this collection are four more individual cases for Mr Sherlock Holmes, narrated by his faithful friend and admirer Dr Watson. Once more, they are solved by this bloodhound of a genius.