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An der Universität gibt es einen Erfolg: Einer der beiden bildlich bekannten Verschwörer ist als Medizinstudent inskribiert. An der Meldeadresse ist seine Wohnung jedoch verlassen. Holmes gewinnt trotzdem eine wichtige Einsicht.

More than vaporous spirits are summoned when a group of friends hold a séance. Mind the knocking, and keep your nerve.

In The Five Orange Pips, a young Sussex gentleman named John Openshaw tells the strange story of his uncle Elias Openshaw, who came back to England after living in the United States as a planter in Florida and serving as a colonel in the Confederate Army. His uncle begins receiving threatening letters inscribed “KKK” and including five orange pips. He is killed shortly thereafter. The job of unraveling this sordid transatlantic mystery falls to Holmes and his trusty companion, Dr. Watson.

Scandal, treachery and crime are rife in Old London Town. A king blackmailed by his mistress, dark dealings in opium dens, stolen jewels, a missing bride - these are cases so fiendishly complex that only Sherlock Holmes would dare to investigate.

Il racconto della Lega dei Capelli Rossi rappresenta uno dei più originali casi che il grande detective Sherlock Holmes si troverà a dovere risolvere.

In this iconic mystery, Holmes and Watson must unravel more than one mystery before time runs out as they confront a cunning foe who will stop at nothing to accomplish a dreadful goal. But is that foe human or the result of a centuries-old curse? Come to the foggy English moors to learn the truth about The Hound of the Baskervilles, in this audio adaptation performed by Jim Weiss.

These delightful stories of the famous hawk-eyed detective are told by his friend and foil, Dr. Watson. Doyle draws us into 19th-century London - - hansom cabs, train rides, and foggy nights - - where he astutely solves the most complex and perplexing cases of the day. Among the short stories included in this collection is "The Gloria Scott", an account of Holmes's very first case.

An unusual sequence of events in "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle" leads the legendary Sherlock Holmes to locate the precious jewel owned by the Countess of Morcar. The story is read by a true master, Edward Hardwicke, a talented actor who plays Sherlock Holmes's associate, Dr. Watson, in the popular PBS series Mystery!

This collection of stories continues the adventures of Arthur Conan Doyle’s much-loved fictional detective. In these intriguing tales, Holmes and Watson solve cases that range from the suspicious to the downright strange, and encounter mysteries as diverse as vanishing staff, secret plans and eccentric lodgers.

Holmes encounters one of his most formidable adversaries and must unlock the mystery of the demonic hound, the curse of the Baskerville family. Published in The Strand magazine in episodes between August 1901 and April 1902, The Hound of the Baskervilles became one of the most popular of all the Sherlock Holmes mysteries.

In The Adventure of the Speckled Band, Sherlock Holmes and Watson come to the aid of Helen Stoner, who has reason to fear her life is being threatened by her abusive stepfather, Dr. Grimesby Roylott. Her sister, who died two years before, spoke of a "speckled band" right before she died in mysterious circumstances. To solve the mystery of the "speckled band", Holmes and Watson stake out Miss Stoner's room and make a momentous discovery. The eighth of the 12 stories collected in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Doyle considered it the best of the Holmes stories.

In the first of all the Sherlock Holmes stories, Dr. John Watson, discharged from military service after suffering severe wounds, is at a loose end until a chance encounter leads him to take rooms with a remarkable young man. The arrogant, irascible Sherlock Holmes is a master chemist, a talented musician, and an expert on all aspects of crime.

When Dr. Watson brings Holmes a troubling mystery involving a retired paint dealer, long-hidden violence, and unsettling domestic secrets, the great detective uncovers a story where justice, guilt, and retribution blur into uneasy shades of gray. Set during Holmes’s later years, this tale showcases his sharp logic tempered by human judgment, making it a compelling entry for listeners who enjoy classic detective fiction with psychological depth. Written by Arthur Conan Doyle, this story is essential listening for fans of Sherlock Holmes, golden-age mysteries, and timeless crime literature.

London, kurz nach Weihnachten: Durch eine Verkettung kurioser Zufälle landen ein abgewetzter Filzhut und eine Weihnachtsgans bei Sherlock Holmes in der Baker Street. Als im Inneren des Vogels der „blaue Karfunkel" gefunden wird – ein kostbarer Edelstein, der vor wenigen Tagen aus dem Besitz einer Gräfin gestohlen wurde – nehmen Holmes und Dr. Watson die Ermittlungen auf: Wer hat den Stein entwendet? Wie kam er in die Gans? Und weshalb fand sie schließlich ihren Weg in die Baker Street?

Die galaktischen Fälle des Sherlock Holmes (Band 6): Der großartige Sherlock Holmes braucht nicht auf die Wiederauferstehung des Fleisches zu warten! Über 200 Jahre nach seinem Ableben benötigt die Crew des Raumschiffes Ultimo-1 dringend einen cleveren Detektiv und reist in die Vergangenheit, um ihn abzuholen. Leicht irritiert vom technischen Fortschritt und teils lockeren Sitten, kann Holmes dennoch seine Logik zielgerichtet einsetzen und knifflige Fälle lösen, denn das Böse lauert immer und überall...

Greed, betrayal, and vengeance set the stage for this Sir Arthur Conan Doyle classic. Sherlock Holmes is rescued from boredom by the strange case of Jonathan Small and the tragedy of Pondicherry Lodge. The mystery leads Holmes and Dr. Watson into an intricate plot regarding a lost treasure belonging to four convicts on the Andaman Islands.

Gathering together in one volume the later exploits of Sherlock Holmes, the world's first consulting detective, His Last Bow includes tales published individually between 1908 and 1917. It also contains one early story, 1892's "The Adventure of the Cardboard Box", which, with its themes of adultery, was previously considered too "scandalous" for American audiences.

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes are overshadowed by the event with which they close - the meeting of the great detective and Moriarty, the Napoleon of Crime. When "The Final Problem" was first published, the struggle between Holmes and his arch nemesis, seemingly to the death, left many readers desolate at the loss of Holmes, but it also led to his immortality as a literary figure.

The country doctor had come to 221B Baker Street, the famous lodgings of Sherlock Holmes, with an eerie tale---the legend of the Hound of the Baskervilles, the devil-beast that haunted the lonely moors around the Baskervilles' ancestral home. The tale warned the descendants of that ancient family never to venture out on the moor "in those dark hours when the powers of evil are exalted."

A haunting Sherlock Holmes mystery that blends secrecy, compassion, and chilling revelation. The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger follows Dr. Watson as he recounts one of Holmes’s most unsettling cases: a woman who hides her disfigured face behind a constant veil and lives in isolation, burdened by a terrible past. As Holmes uncovers the truth behind her self-imposed imprisonment, the story shifts from conventional detective work to a powerful meditation on justice, mercy, and the human cost of violence.