The Case-book of Sherlock Holmes - Couverture rigide

Conan Doyle, Arthur

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1912464551 ISBN 13 : 9781912464555

Editeur : Baker Street Press, 2021

Synopsis

‘The wife was found in the grounds nearly half a mile from the house, with a shawl over her shoulders and a revolver bullet through her brain’ After the wife of a rich American expatriate is found murdered all the evidence seems to point to the household’s attractive governess. When Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson are contacted by the governess’s friend, it is the beginning of a typically complex and challenging investigation. Holmes and Watson are often embroiled in cases which involve the bizarre and the unexpected, and this collection of twelve stories is no exception: they include a rare tropical disease, an outbreak of suspected vampirism in rural Sussex, and the grotesque effects of an exotic medicine. Despite the often harrowing nature of their experiences, Holmes and Watson always manage to retain their benevolent good humour. For example, when Holmes manages to dissuade an unhappy and repentant woman from suicide, we feel that this is an achievement that he values as much as any solution of a complex crime. However, the genuinely evil are ruthlessly pursued, and the readers of Watson’s narratives will enjoy as ever the thrill of the chase.

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À propos de l?auteur

Arthur Conan Doyle (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a Scottish writer, responsible for creating the literary character, Sherlock Holmes.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Baker Street Press
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1912464551
• ISBN 13: 9781912464555
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 308
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible