The Boscombe Valley Mystery

Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan

ISBN 10 : 072357832X ISBN 13 : 9780723578321

Editeur : HarperCollins New Zealand

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Présentation de l'éditeur :

Lestrade summons Holmes to a community in Herefordshire, where a local landowner has been murdered outdoors. The deceased's estranged son is strongly implicated. Holmes quickly determines that a mysterious third man may be responsible for the crime, unraveling a thread involving a secret criminal past, thwarted love, and blackmail. Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson take a train to Boscombe Valley, in Herefordshire. En route, Holmes reads the news and briefs Watson on their new case. John Turner, a widower and a major landowner who has a daughter named Alice, lives there with a fellow expatriate from Australia, Charles McCarthy, a widower who has a son named James. Charles has been found dead near Boscombe Pool. It was reported that he was there to meet someone. Two witnesses testify that they saw Charles walking into the woods followed by James, who was carrying a gun. Patience Moran, daughter of a lodgekeeper, says that she saw Charles and James arguing, that, when James raised his hand as if to hit his father, she ran to her mother, and that while she was telling her mother what she saw James rushed to their house seeking help. The Morans followed James back to the Pool, where they found his father dead. James was arrested and charged with murder. Alice Turner believes that James is innocent and has contacted Lestrade, a Scotland Yard detective who in turn has asked Holmes’ help.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Andrew Delaplaine has written in widely varied fields: screenplays, novels (adult and juvenile), travel writing, journalism. Writes the Jack Houston St. Clair political thriller novels. Also “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes IV,” a series of novels starring the great-great-grandson of the famous consulting detective. Also “The Annals of Santopia” series, an epic that follows a Santa born in 1900 through to his death 82 years later, among others. Has written and directed three features (one doc, two narrative features), and won several awards for his film work. (See imdb.com for details). Based on South Beach in Miami. Writes the popular Delaplaine Travel Guides which are updated throughout the year in both print and ebook formats for these cities: San Francisco Las Vegas South Beach Miami & South Beach Key West & the Florida Keys Walt Disney World & Orlando Fort Lauderdale. Long Weekend Guide to Naples (Florida) Long Weekend Guide to Palm Beach Email: andrewdelaplaine@mac.com.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: HarperCollins New Zealand
• ISBN 10: 072357832X
• ISBN 13: 9780723578321
• Reliure: Livre broché