Едно съвсем спокойно разследване се превръща в надпревара с времето, когато професор Соумс отива при Холмс и Уотсън и ги запознава с една странна загадка. Трима студенти са заподозрени в лъжа. Ще успее ли Холмс да разреши случая навреме, така че насроченият изпит да бъде проведен?"Господин Холмс, моля за Вашето съдействие. Не мога да замеся полицията в това. Ако този ужасен скандал стигне до обществеността, репутацията на университета ще бъде напълно съсипана." Из книгата Книжката е част от поредицата за Шерлок Холмс за деца на издателство Робертино. ... |
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Преди седем години в малкото селище Абас Парва се разиграва потресаваща сцена. Господин Рондър, собственикът на Рондър и неговия спектакъл с диви животни, среща смъртта си, след като цирковият лъв се освобождава от клетката си и го напада. Холмс се среща лице в лице с една стара неразгадана мистерия и с една жена, която крие лицето си. Зловещо престъпление, извършено преди седем години, е довело до ужасни последици и от Холмс зависи дали забулената наемателка ще се спаси от собствената си съвест. Книжката е част от поредицата за Шерлок Холмс за деца на издателство Робертино. ... |
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Холмс и Уотсън разследват най-странния до този момент случай, след като един много объркан съпруг в отчаянието си отива при тях, за да му помогнат да разбере необяснимото поведение на съпругата му. Той я е видял да смуче кръв от шията на тяхното малко момченце. Но вампири не съществуват... нали?"Сър, Нашият клиент господин Робърт Фъргюсън от Фъргюсън и Мърхед, търговци на чай от Майнсинг Лейн в Лондон, отправи запитване към нас във връзка с вампири. Тъй като нашата фирма е специализирана в оценката на машинно оборудване, ние сме в невъзможност да му дадем съвет. Може би Вие можете да помогнете." Из книгата ... |
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Sechs Erzählungen. ... Sherlock Holmes ist die mit Abstand schillerndste aller Detektivfiguren - sein einzigartiger Spürsinn und seine untrügliche Kombinationsgabe machten ihn weltberühmt. Dieser Band präsentiert eine Auswahl der sechs besten und verblüffendsten Kriminalgeschichten, in denen Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 - 1930) seinen genialen Meisterdetektiv und dessen treuen Mitstreiter Dr. Watson ermitteln ließ. Enthalten sind "Ein Skandal in Böhmen", "Das gesprenkelte Band", "Der griechische Dolmetscher", "Das letzte Problem", "Das ... |
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"Sie kennen meine Methoden, Watson." - Kein skrupelloses Schurkenstück, kein noch so raffiniertes Verbrechen, das der weltberühmte englische Meisterdetektiv Sherlock Holmes mithilfe seiner verblüffenden Kombinationsgabe nicht zu durchschauen vermöchte! Dieser Band enthält zwölf meisterhafte Kriminalerzählungen rund um Holmes und seinen treuen Freund, mit denen Sir Arthur Conan Doyle bereits seit über hundert Jahren seine Leser in den Bann schlägt. Die Auswahl reicht von "Der Bund der Rothaarigen" über "Die fünf Apfelsinenkerne" und & ... |
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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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Once again the eminent detective is presented with a series of seemingly impenetrable cases: an anonymous but illustrious client employs him to rescue the daughter of a famous personage from the clutches of a roguish aristocrat and suspected murderer; a retired art-supply dealer asks him to investigate the suspicious disappearance of his wife with a neighbour and a stash of money; a veteran of the Boer War appeals to him to track down a missing friend; a man has become convinced that his wife has been sucking their baby son's blood. Will the most famous of sleuths be persuaded to offer his services and set off in ... |
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I know every move of your game... It has been a duel between you and me, Mr Holmes... If you are clever enough to bring destruction upon me, rest assured that I shall do as much to you. With Sherlock Holmes's reputation as the scourge of the criminal underworld preceding him, the ingenious detective, with the aid of Dr Watson, is confronted in these stories by some of his most fiendishly difficult cases yet. The collection culminates in The Final Problem, in which the evil Professor Moriarty is plotting the detective’s downfall. Soon Holmes and Watson are led across Europe in a deadly pursuit of their devilish ... |
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A mysterious murder near Esher, a gruesome delivery of two human ears packed in coarse salt, the disappearance of secret submarine plans, the sudden descent into madness of two brothers - these are only some of the apparently unsolvable cases contained in this volume, which the great sleuth, assisted by his trusted friend Doctor Watson, is challenged to clear up with the aid of his sagacity and unrivalled analytical skills. Published a quarter of a century after the first book of Holmes adventures, and including the famous titular story His Last Bow: An Epilogue of Sherlock Holmes, this collection shows the detective&# ... |
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From his Baker Street apartment, Sherlock Holmes wields his powers of deduction in pursuit of justice and truth, venturing out into foggy Victorian London accompanied by his faithful sidekick Dr Watson. This classic collection of Holmes tales includes many of the detective's most-loved exploits: Holmes is confronted by a venomous snake in The Adventure of the Speckled Band, mystified by a missing thumb in The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb and beguiled by a beautiful opera singer in A Scandal in Bohemia, never once losing his famous cool. First appearing separately in the Strand Magazine, these stories were ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... Sherlock Holmes is back on the case in this collection of sparkling short stories, in which we learn about Holmes' early days as a sleuth, encounter a seemingly murderous widow, and meet the great detective's brother, Mycroft, for the first time. And, in "The Final Problem", Holmes comes face-to-face with his nemesis, Professor Moriarty, in a battle of wits that could kill them both. This "Macmillan Collector's Library" edition features an afterword by David Stuart Davies - a Fellow of the Royal Literary Fund and an ... |
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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 ... |
