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Venture back in time to Victorian London to join literature's greatest detective team, the brilliant Sherlock Holmes and his devoted assistant, Dr. Watson, as they investigate a dozen of their best-known cases. Originally published in 1892, this is the first and best collection of stories about the legendary sleuth. The collection includes one of the author's personal favorites: A Scandal in Bohemia, in which a king is blackmailed by a former lover and Holmes matches wits with the only woman to attract his open admiration.

Hatty Doran, fille d'un millionnaire américain, disparaît peu après son mariage avec Lord Robert St Simon. Sherlock Holmes apprend qu'un étranger lui avait apporté des fleurs peu avant la cérémonie... Accompagné de son fidèle ami le docteur Watson, Sherlorck Holmes décide de résoudre le mystère de cette tragique disparition. Sherlock Holmes est une des plus grandes figures de la culture populaire et son seul nom est synonyme de mystère policier, de brouillard londonien et de crimes énigmatiques.

The Hound of the Baskervilles is one of the most famous Sherlock Holmes novels and a masterpiece of detective fiction. Set against the eerie landscape of Dartmoor, the story begins with the mysterious death of Sir Charles Baskerville and the legend of a terrifying supernatural hound said to haunt his family. When Sir Henry Baskerville arrives to claim his inheritance, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are drawn into a case filled with ancient curses, hidden motives, suspicious neighbors, strange sounds on the moor, and a threat that seems both human and otherworldly.

Audiolibro narrado en castellano. Arthur Conan Doyle, uno de los grandes maestros de la literatura universal, conocido sobre todo por haber creado a Sherlock Holmes, el detective que transformó para siempre la narrativa de misterio y la ficción policial. El hombre de los relojes: La historia...

"The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez", one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 13 stories in the cycle collected as The Return of Sherlock Holmes. One wretched November night, Inspector Stanley Hopkins visits Holmes at 221B Baker Street to discuss the violent death of Willoughby Smith, secretary to aged invalid Professor Coram. Coram had dismissed his previous two secretaries. The murder happened at Yoxley Old Place near Chatham, Kent, with a sealing-wax knife of the professor's as the weapon.

The Adventure of Black Peter is a Sherlock Holmes story by Arthur Conan Doyle. This tale is in the collection The Return of Sherlock Holmes, but was published originally in 1904 in the Strand Magazine and Collier's. Forest Row in the Weald is the scene of a harpoon murder, and a young police inspector, Stanley Hopkins, asks Holmes, whom he admires, for help. Holmes has already determined that it would take a great deal of strength and skill to run a man through with a harpoon and embed it in the wall behind him.

The Reigate Squires was one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventure of the Reigate Squires was first published in 1893. It is one of 12 stories in the cycle collected as The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. Doyle ranked The Adventure of the Reigate Squire twelfth in his list of his twelve favorite Holmes stories. Watson takes Holmes to a friend's estate near Reigate in Surrey to rest after a rather strenuous case in France. Holmes finds that his services are needed here, but he also finds that his recent illness serves him well. His host is Colonel Hayter.

The Reigate Squires was one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventure of the Reigate Squires was first published in 1893. It is one of 12 stories in the cycle collected as The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. Doyle ranked The Adventure of the Reigate Squire twelfth in his list of his twelve favorite Holmes stories. Watson takes Holmes to a friend's estate near Reigate in Surrey to rest after a rather strenuous case in France. Holmes finds that his services are needed here, but he also finds that his recent illness serves him well. His host is Colonel Hayter.

The Adventure of the Dancing Men, a Sherlock Holmes story written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 13 stories in the cycle published as The Return of Sherlock Holmes in 1905. Doyle ranked The Adventure of the Dancing Men third in his list of his twelve favorite Holmes stories. This is one of only two Sherlock Holmes short stories where Holmes' client dies after seeking his help. The other is "The Five Orange Pips", part of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. The original title was "The Dancing Men," when it was published as a short story in The Strand Magazine in December 1903.

Jabez Wilson, a pawnbroker, consults Holmes about a job, gained only because of his red hair, which took him away from his shop for long periods each day; the job for to simply copy the Encyclopædia Britannica. After eight weeks, he was suddenly informed that the job ended. After some investigation at Wilson's shop, Holmes contacts a police inspector and the manager of a nearby bank. With Watson, they hide in the bank vault and catch two thieves who had dug a tunnel from the shop while Wilson was at the decoy copying job.

"The Greek Interpreter", one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 12 stories in the cycle collected as "The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes". The story was originally serialised in Strand Magazine in 1893. This story introduces Holmes's elder brother Mycroft. Doyle ranked "The Greek Interpreter" seventeenth in a list of his nineteen favourite Sherlock Holmes stories.

Klątwa wisząca nad rodem Baskerville'ów zbiera kolejne żniwo. Nie żyje Sir Karol, a miejscowi powtarzają, że za jego śmiercią stoi grasująca na wrzosowiskach hrabstwa Devon bestia. Legenda głosi, że za tajemnicze morderstwa odpowiada jeden z członków rodu - Henryk Baskerville, który zaprzedał duszę diabłu, ściągając klątwę na całą rodzinę. Rozwikłania zagadki podejmuje się najsłynniejszy detektywistyczny duet - Sherlock Holmes i jego wierny pomocnik Doktor Watson.

Sherlock Holmes enquête sur la disparition de Mr Saint Clair, un honorable employé de la City, dont les vêtements ont été retrouvés dans la Tamise. Or sa femme l'a entrevu, criant à la fenêtre d'un hôtel dans un quartier populaire de la ville. Quel est donc le mystère de cette disparition ? Sherlock Holmes est une des plus grandes figures de la culture populaire et son seul nom est synonyme de mystère policier, de brouillard londonien et de crimes énigmatiques.

Un jeune homme, John Openshaw, vient supplier Sherlock Holmes de l'aider à déjouer la vengeance dont il est victime. John Openshaw est en effet persuadé que le Klu Klux Klan veut sa mort. Tout cela pour une sombre histoire de famille qui implique son oncle, planteur en Floride. Sherlock Holmes est une des plus grandes figures de la culture populaire et son seul nom est synonyme de mystère policier, de brouillard londonien et de crimes énigmatiques.

Un hombre llamado Aloysius Lana llega a la pequeña localidad británica de Bishop’s Crossin para ejercer de médico de la zona. Pronto se convierte en una celebridad por su talento profesional y su compañía amorosa un objetivo para las solteras del lugar.

In Shelby's Zirkus, der gerade in London gastiert, findet ein Raubtierdompteur auf grausame Weise den Tod - sein eigener Schützling, ein Weißer Tiger, reißt ihn in Stücke. Bloß ein schrecklicher Unfall oder steckt mehr dahinter? Holmes und Watson ermitteln - bis eine Spur schließlich in weite Ferne führt.

Ein rumänischer Adliger, der das Sonnenlicht meidet und junge Frauen, die über Nacht verschwinden - und anderntags mit kleinen Wunden am Hals wieder auftauchen... Stoff für eine waschechte Vampirgeschichte, oder etwa nicht? Grund genug jedenfalls für Holmes und seine Entourage, zu einer abenteuerlichen Reise nach Siebenbürgen aufzubrechen.

UN CRIMEN MACABRO, UN DETECTIVE BRILLANTE, UNA AMISTAD LEGENDARIA. Londres, finales del siglo XIX. Un asesinato macabro en la carretera de Brixton pone en alerta a Scotland Yard. Sherlock Holmes, un excéntrico detective consultor, se une a la investigación junto a su nuevo compañero, el Dr. Watson. Una palabra escrita con sangre en la pared, falsas pistas y un misterioso coche marcan el inicio de una búsqueda implacable.

En esta compilación te traemos los mejores casos de la mente más astuta del Londres victoriano. Ya sea en un callejón oscuro, una taberna de mala muerte, en las elegantes calles de Londres o en las mansiones de campo de la aristocracia inglesa, siempre hay un misterio esperando a Sherlock...

En esta compilación te traemos los mejores casos de la mente más astuta del Londres victoriano. Ya sea en un callejón oscuro, una taberna de mala muerte, en las elegantes calles de Londres o en las mansiones de campo de la aristocracia inglesa, siempre hay un misterio esperando a Sherlock...