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A banker asks Holmes to investigate after a "Beryl Coronet" entrusted to him is damaged at his home. Awakened by noise, he had found his son, Arthur, holding the damaged coronet. Arthur refuses to speak, neither admitting guilt nor explaining himself. Footprints in the snow outside the house tell Holmes that the banker's niece had conspired with a blackguard to steal the coronet; Arthur had discovered the crime in progress and the coronet had been damaged during his struggle to prevent it being stolen. He had refused to tell his father the truth of the crime because of his love for his cousin.

An engineer, Victor Hatherley, attends Dr Watson's surgery after his thumb is chopped off, and recounts his tale to Watson and Holmes. Hatherley had been hired for 50 guineas to repair a machine he was told compressed Fuller's earth into bricks. Hatherley was told to keep the job confidential, and was transported to the job in a carriage with frosted glass, to keep the location secret. He was shown the press, but on closer inspection discovered a "crust of metallic deposit" on the press, and he suspected it was not being used for compressing earth.

A "Blue Carbuncle" is stolen from a hotel suite, and a former felon is soon arrested. However, an acquaintance of Holmes discovers the carbuncle in the throat of a Christmas goose. Holmes traces the owner of the goose, but soon determines that he was not the thief by offering him a replacement goose. The detective continues his search, first to an inn and then a dealer in Covent Garden. The dealer refuses to provide Holmes with information about the source of the goose, but Holmes observes another man trying to find the same information, and confronts him.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twelve short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring his fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. It was first published on 14 October 1892; the individual stories had been serialised in The Strand Magazine between July 1891 and June 1892. The stories are not in chronological order, and the only characters common to all twelve are Holmes and Dr. Watson. The stories are related in first-person narrative from Watson's point of view. In general the stories in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes identify, and try to correct, social injustices.

Violet Hunter consults Holmes after being offered a governess job subject to a number of unusual conditions, including cutting her hair short. The wage is extremely high, £120, and she decides to accept the job, though Holmes tells her to contact him if she needs to. After a number of strange occurrences, including the discovery of a sealed-off wing of the house, she does so. Holmes discovers that someone had been kept prisoner in the wing, but when Holmes, Watson and Hunter enter, it is empty.

Lord Robert St. Simon's new American bride, Hatty Doran, has disappeared almost immediately after the wedding. The servants had prevented an old love interest of his from forcing her way into the wedding breakfast, Hatty had been seen in whispered conversation with her maid, and Inspector Lestrade arrives with the news that Hatty's wedding dress and ring have been found floating in the Serpentine. Holmes quickly solves the mystery, locating Hatty at a hotel with a mysterious, "common-looking" man who had picked up her dropped bouquet after the ceremony.

John Openshaw tells Holmes that in 1883 his uncle died two months after receiving a letter inscribed "K.K.K." with five orange pips enclosed, and that in 1885 his father died soon after receiving a similar letter; now Openshaw himself has received such a letter. Holmes tells him to do as the letter asks and leave a diary page, which Holmes deduces is connected to the Ku Klux Klan, on the garden sundial. Openshaw is killed before he can do so, but Holmes discovers the killers have been travelling on a sailing ship, and sends the captain a letter with five orange pips. The ship is lost at sea.

I den første bog om mesterdetektiven Sherlock Holmes er vi med, da dr. Watson møder den excentriske mand for første gang og beslutter at dele en lejlighed på Baker Street med ham. Der går ikke længe, før makkerparret bliver involveret i en indviklet og drabelig sag, da en mand bliver dræbt under mystiske omstændigheder. Sagen fører Sherlock Holmes til Utah i USA, hvor den viser sig at have uhyggelige forbindelser til mormoner og flerkoneri. Den nye komplette Sherlock Holmes-udgave består af ni bind svarende til de ni originale bøger.

A chilling mystery unfolds on the desolate moors of Dartmoor. Sir Henry Baskerville, heir to a cursed estate, fears a legendary hound, said to stalk the family, threatening his life. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson investigate, uncovering a web of secrets, conspiracies, and long-held grudges within the Baskerville family and the local community. Supernatural elements intertwine with rational explanations in this suspenseful tale of murder, intrigue, and the pursuit of a terrifying beast.

Welche Verbindung besteht zwischen einem mittelalterlichen holländischen Maler wie Hieronymus Bosch und einer unheimlichen Mordserie im London des Jahres 1895? Keine, meint Inspektor Lestrade von Scotland Yard. Doch Sherlock Holmes ist anderer Ansicht. Gemeinsam mit Dr. John Watson ermittelt er in finsteren Opiumhöhlen und einem geheimnisvollen Wasserschloss. Dabei lernt er eine zwielichtige Opernsängerin, einen rätselhaften Gnom und einen heruntergekommenen Engelmacher kennen.

The Lost World is a science fiction novel by British writer Arthur Conan Doyle, published in 1912, concerning an expedition to a plateau in the Amazon basin of South America where prehistoric animals still survive. It was originally published serially in the Strand Magazine and illustrated by New-Zealand-born artist Harry Rountree during the months of April–November 1912. The character of Professor Challenger was introduced in this book. The novel also describes a war between indigenous people and a vicious tribe of ape-like creatures.

Erneut erzählt Sir Arthur Conan Doyle den Hörern eine Geschichte aus seiner Geburtsstadt Edinburgh. In der Nähe der South Bridge Vaults wird die übel zugerichtete Leiche einer jungen Prostituierten gefunden. Der ehrgeizige Journalist Justin McNair wittert die Story seines Lebens: Ist es etwa möglich, dass der berüchtigte Londoner Prostituiertenmörder Jack the Ripper nach vielen Jahren in Edinburgh aufgetaucht ist? Engagiert geht er seinem Verdacht nach, nicht ahnend, dass er damit nicht nur sich selbst in größte Gefahr bringt.

In The Hound of the Baskervilles, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle delivers one of the most iconic and atmospheric tales in the Sherlock Holmes canon. When Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead under suspicious circumstances near his estate on the Devonshire moors, whispers of a family curse resurface—one involving a terrifying spectral hound. Fearing for the safety of the new heir, Sir Henry Baskerville, Dr. James Mortimer seeks the help of master detective Sherlock Holmes.

Sherlock Holmes, a brilliant but eccentric detective, and his loyal companion Dr. Watson solve their first case together. A gruesome murder in London leads them on a trail involving a mysterious cult and a shocking revelation about the victim's past. The investigation unveils a complex web of secrets, deceit, and revenge stretching across continents, culminating in a dramatic confrontation with the killer. The story blends mystery, suspense, and a touch of the macabre, introducing the iconic duo and establishing their unique dynamic.

Holmes se enfrenta a un enigma peculiar cuando una joven desesperada, Mary Sutherland, busca su ayuda para resolver la misteriosa desaparición de su prometido. A medida que Holmes desenreda la compleja red de engaños y disfraces, revela un oscuro secreto que pone en juego la identidad y la astucia.

Lord Robert Walsingham de Vere St. Simon, zweiter Sohn des Herzogs von Balmoral, wendet sich in einer delikaten Herzensangelegenheit an Sherlock Holmes: Lord Robert verliebte sich auf einer Reise in die Vereinigten Staaten in eine berückend schöne Frau, die zwar nicht dem britischen Adel - als Millionärstochter jedoch dem amerikanischen Geld-Adel angehört...In entsprechend feierlichem Rahmen findet die Hochzeit der beiden Brautleute in der St. George's Kirche am Hanover Square in London statt.

22. Dezember 1889, London. Um einige geruhsame Weihnachtstage in der englischen Hauptstadt zu verbringen, quartiert sich die Gräfin de Morcar mit ihrer Zofe Catherine Cusack im Londoner Nobelhotel "Cosmopolitan" ein. Als dort unter ungeklärten Umständen der wertvollste Diamant der Welt, der Blaue Karfunkel aus dem Besitz der Gräfin entwendet wird, droht die Situation plötzlich zu eskalieren.

Die unheimlichen Gerüchte, die sich um das uralte Anwesen "Stoke Moran" in Surrey ranken, scheinen ihre grausame Bestätigung zu finden, als dort eines Nachts eine junge Frau unter mysteriösen Umständen ums Leben kommt. Denn es werden keinerlei Anzeichen äußerer Gewaltanwendung gefunden. Auch Gift läßt sich keines nachweisen. Und doch starb das Opfer eines qualvollen Todes... Sherlock Holmes wittert eine abgefeimte Bluttat hinter den schrecklichen Geschehnissen und begibt sich mit Dr. Watson vor Ort auf Spurensuche.

Als das Londoner Bankhaus "Holder & Stevenson" eine Kreditanfrage von einer hohen Persönlichkeit der britischen Gesellschaft erhält, fühlt Mr. Alexander Holder sich geschmeichelt. Beweist die Anfrage doch, welch tadellosen Ruf und welch großes Vertrauen er und seine Bank genießen. Doch schon bald schlägt das anfängliche Wohlgefühl ins glatte Gegenteil um; denn als Pfand für die Kreditsumme, deponiert der namhafte Kunde ein Prunkstück von unschätzbarem Wert in der Bank: Das Beryll-Diadem.

La casa vacía marca el asombroso regreso de Sherlock Holmes tras su supuesta muerte en las cataratas de Reichenbach. En esta apasionante historia, Holmes se infiltra en Londres para desentrañar el misterio detrás del asesinato de Ronald Adair, relacionado con una partida de cartas y una suma de dinero inexplicablemente ausente. Con ingenio y astucia, Holmes, junto a su leal compañero Watson, revela una trama compleja y enfrenta al astuto coronel Moran, utilizando su emblemático disfraz y habilidades deductivas en un juego mortal de ingenio y peligro.