Шерлок Холмс се заема да разследва най-заплетените случаи, които се оказват непосилни за ченгетата от Скотланд Ярд. На моста е убита съпругата на американски златотърсач, заселил се в Англия. Заподозряна е прислужницата. Младата жена бяга със съседа си, като взима ценните книжа на съпруга. При разглеждането на случая Холмс заключава, че клиентът премълчава нещо. Секретарят на професор е мистериозно убит в селската му къща. Дотичвайки с викове, възрастната икономка успява да чуе шепота на умиращия: "Професоре, това беше тя", а дясната ръка на жертвата стиска пенсне в златна рамка. Особеният ум, неизчерпаемата ... |
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Уилям Къруан, кочияшът на семейство Кънингам, е убит, докато защитава имота на господаря си. Това е второто влизане с взлом в този район за по-малко от седмица. В желанието си да помогне на Холмс да се възстанови от едно изключително стресиращо разследване, Уотсън решава двамата да посетят приятел в провинцията. Но след като един грабеж озадачава местната полиция, Холмс е въвлечен в заплетени лъжи, изнудване и убийство. От него зависи дали ще успее да разобличи злодеите - ако, разбира се, самият той оцелее. Книгата е част от поредицата за Шерлок Холмс на издателство Робертино . ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... In "Sherlock Holmes: The Dark Mysteries", Sherlock Holmes expert David Stuart Davies has selected the cases of the great detective that best reflect Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's deep interest in the supernatural. The first is the terrifying novel "The Hound of the Baskervilles", followed by nine Gothic adventures: "The Sussex Vampire", "The Creeping Man", "Shoscombe Old Place", "The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax", "The Veiled Lodger", "The Devil's Foot", "The ... |
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Complete and unabridged with an afterword by David Stuard Davies. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Faithfully supported by his chronicler, Dr Watson, Sherlock Holmes pits his wits against "Napoleon of Crime" Professor Moriarty, assists European royalty threatened by disgrace, helps to solve the mysterious death of a young woman due to be married, and investigates intrigues that have defeated the detectives of Scotland Yard. Packed with excitement and mystery, this collection showcases the legendary sleuth at his very best. This "Macmillan Collector's Library" edition features an ... |
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Двуезично издание на немски и английски език. ... Sherlock Holmes ist der Inbegriff des analytischen Spürsinns und die mit Abstand schillerndste aller Detektivfiguren. Die vor Einfallsreichtum sprühenden Kriminalerzählungen, in denen Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Doyle, Arthur Conan 1859 - 1930) den genialen Meisterdetektiv und dessen treuen Mitstreiter Dr. Watson ermitteln lässt, machten ihren Autor weltberühmt. Für diese zweisprachige Ausgabe wurden die sechs spannendsten und verblüffendsten Geschichten ausgewählt, darunter "Ein Skandal in Böhmen", "Das ... |
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Забавни истории за малки пакостници. Кое дете не би разпознало себе си в тях? Но също така то ще научи и урока си, че всяка лудория има своите последствия. Книжката е изпъстрена с живи илюстрации, а мекият и безвреден вариант, от който е изработена я прави безопасна за малките деца. ... |
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Based on the story of Arthur Conan Doyle . Retold by Clare West . ... Sherlock Holmes is the greatest detective of them all. He sits in his room, and smokes his pipe. He listens, and watches, and thinks. He listens to the steps coming up the stairs; he watches the door opening - and he knows what question the stranger will ask. In these three of his best stories, Holmes has three visitors to the famous flat in Baker Street - visitors who bring their troubles to the only man in the world who can help them. Classics, modern fiction, non-fiction and more. Written for secondary and adult students the Oxford Bookworms ... |
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Based on the story of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle . Text adaptation by Jeremy Page. ... "- For me, Watson, life is not so interesting, says Holmes. - I loved to read the newspaper, hoping to find some news of an interesting crime for me to investigate or a dangerous criminal for me to catch. Where are all those clever criminals these days?' Then, suddenly, a wild, excited young man runs up the stairs to Holmes' room. He has a story to tell about a strange crime that took place in Norwood. But who is the criminal? And is he dangerous? Life, for Holmes, suddenly starts to get interesting." From the book ... |
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Complete and unabridged with an afterword by David Stuard Davies. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... "The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes" contains Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's final twelve stories about his great fictional detective. Featuring crypts at midnight, strange bones in a furnace and a blood-sucking vampire, these tales explore the darker side of human nature and involve betrayal, violence and the terrible consequences of infidelity. This "Macmillan Collector's Library" edition features an afterword by David Stuart Davies - a Fellow of the Royal Literary Fund and an authority on ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... All legends begin somewhere, and the two novels here are where one of the world's best-loved legends began. In "A Study in Scarlet", Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson first meet and investigate a seemingly impossible mystery that begins with a corpse in a deserted house. In The Sign of the Four the detective faces an even greater challenge: solving both the disappearance of Captain Arthur Morstan and the theft of the Agra treasure in India. In this "Macmillan Collector's Library" edition, Sherlock scholar David Stuart Davies ... |
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The Best of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twenty of the very best tales from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s fifty-six short stories featuring the arch sleuth. Basing his selection around the author’s own twelve personal favourites, David Stuart Davies has added a further eight sparkling stories to Conan Doyle’s "Baker Street Dozen", creating a unique volume which distils the pure essence of the world’s most famous detective. Within these pages the reader will encounter the greatest collection of villains and the weirdest and most puzzling mysteries ever seen in print. And there at the centre, in a London ... |
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Sherlock Holmes: A Gripping Casebook of Stories contains the full-length novel "A Study in Scarlet", plus 14 short stories. "A Study in Scarlet" marked Sherlock Holmes' debut appearance in novel form, while Holmes made his first short story appearance in "A Scandal in Bohemia", also included in this compendium. In his perceptive introduction to this compendium, leading crime writer Martin Edwards observes that "the compelling evocation of character is what makes Conan Doyle's stores come alive". Ally this to vivid settings and the result is unbeatable entertainment enjoyed ... |
