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Tre delle prime avventure di Sherlock Holmes: L'uomo dal labbro spaccato, con un'imperdibile descrizione di una fumeria d'oppio della vecchia Londra; I cinque semi d'arancia: Un avvertimento misterioso che precede la morte di chi lo riceve....La conoscenza enciclopedica di Sherlock Holmes riuscirà anche stavolta a svelare il mistero....Uno scandalo in Boemia:'Prima d'allora Holmes soleva ridere all'udir vantare l'astuzia femminile, ma da quel giorno parve mutare opinione.

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

A wealthy man has been murdered in the strangest circumstances. A woman's wedding ring has been found with the body and the word "RACHE" has been scrawled in red on a nearby wall. Is this mystery too baffling for even the brilliant Sherlock Holmes?

Come racconta Watson all'inizio del racconto di questa indagine svolta da Sherlock Holmes, "nessuo tra i tanti fatti di cui egli dovette occuparsi, nessuno forse presenta caratteristiche più singolari di questo..."

Sherlock is on the trail of a murderer. As he investigates the death of country gentleman John Douglas, he begins to piece together some unusual clues: muddy bootprints, a tattoo, and something called "The Valley of Fear." Can Holmes put these together in time to solve the mystery?

The Classic Crime Collection is a collection of 12 classic detective novels, read by an esteemed cast of award-winning narrators. Included here are stories by some of the most iconic crime writers in history, including Arthur Conan Doyle; Wilkie Collins; Josephine Tey; AA Milne; and more.

Esistono davvero i vampiri? La moglie del Signor Ferguson è posseduta davvero da qualche forza sovrannaturale? Oppure è soltanto pazza? Possibile che il vecchio amico del Dottor Watson che chiede aiuto a Sherlock Holmes abbia a che fare con una non morta? Queste sono le inquietanti domande che riecheggiano in Baker Street mentre Sherlock Holmes e il Dottor Watson leggono la richiesta d'aiuto del signor Ferguson. Dopo aver parlato con quell'uomo disperato e distrutto dal dolore Holmes decide di accettare il caso.

The whole of London is shocked and baffled by the murder of Ronald Adair. It seems like an impossible crime! Can our sensational sleuth solve the mystery of how Adair was killed before the murderer strikes again?

As a dense yellow fog swirls through the streets of London, a deep melancholy has descended on Sherlock Holmes, who sits in a cocaine-induced haze at 221B Baker Street. His mood is only lifted by a visit from a beautiful but distressed young woman---Mary Morstan, whose father vanished ten years before. Four years later she began to receive an exquisite gift every year: a large, lustrous pearl.

Step into the rich world of British literature with ten of the greatest novels ever written. Spanning more than two centuries, this remarkable collection brings together unforgettable stories of love, ambition, mystery, revolution and resilience. From windswept moors and Gothic castles to...

Reginald Musgrave is baffled by the disappearance of his butler and maid. Where did they go and does it have anything to do with the mysterious, ancient "Musgrave Ritual?" Only one man may be able to solve the mystery: Reginald's crime-fighting friend, Sherlock Holmes.

Join world-famous detective Sherlock Holmes and his ever-loyal sidekick Dr. Watson as they embark on a series of daring adventures. Priceless jewels disappear from a hotel suite, a monstrous hound is spotted on the moors and a woman is murdered in a locked room. Can our brilliant hero solve these mysteries and more before disaster strikes? This thrilling collection brings 16 adventures of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's most famous detective to life, adapted by award-winning children's fiction author Alex Woolf.

Catch the holiday spirit with this magical collection of beloved Christmas tales. Christmas favorites from L.M. Montgomery, O. Henry, Willa Cather, Hans Christian Anderson, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Mark Twain, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Bret Harte and Anthony Trollope are lovingly recorded and presented here in one enchanting volume.

The Ultimate Classics Collection: Volume One is a continent-hopping, century-spanning collection of 15 essential classic novels by British, American, and Russian authors, read by a cast of incredible narrators including Stephen Fry, Jason Isaacs, Adjoa Andoh, David Rintoul, and many more. Included here are stories by some of the greatest writers of all time, including Fyodor Dostoyevsky; Charles Dickens; Franz Kafka; Herman Melville; Leo Tolstoy, amongst a host of others.

The Lost World is the account of a scientific expedition by four highspirited Englishmen - two scientists, a biggame hunter, and a journalist - deep into the Amazon jungle. In this region, cut off from the outside world by unscalable vertical cliffs and fetid swamps, they encounter a world where dinosaurs roam free and natives fight a murderous war with their fierce neighbors, the apemen. Trapped on the isolated plateau with only hunting rifles as protection the four must use savvy and intellect to escape from this primeval terror.

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."

Wir schreiben das Jahr 1890. London wird von einer Serie grausamer Morde heimgesucht. Zwischen den Opfern existiert keine Beziehung. Die einzige Gemeinsamkeit ist der Fundort der Leichen – nämlich das Themseufer. Scotland Yard ist ratlos und bittet Sherlock Holmes um Hilfe. Wird es Holmes und Dr. Watson gelingen, den Mörder zu überführen, bevor dieser erneut zuschlägt?

Captain Arthur Morstan has vanished. Where is he, and does his disappearance have anything to do with the six pearls sent to his daughter Mary? Our crime-fighting sleuth decides to investigate.

 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. 

Holmes und Watson reisen nach Düsseldorf, wo ein geheimnisvoller Serienmörder die Stadt in Angst versetzt. Kriminalinspektor Gennat bittet Holmes um Hilfe, doch die Ermittlungsakten werfen mehr Fragen auf, als sie beantworten. Während Holmes die Spuren des unbekannten Täters verfolgt, kommen die beiden einer erschreckenden Wahrheit näher.