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Volume 9 launches with "The Ash Tree", M. R. James' insight into an enigmatic woman and her rituals around this mysterious tree. A condemned man and over zealous executioners generate shocking results, in Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Los Amigos Fiasco". An immoral wager leads to terror when the dead rise in Ambrose Bierce's "A Watcher by the Dead". Lovecraft takes us exploring through a lost world of ancient evil in "The Nameless City".

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 10 years before. Four years later, she began to receive an exquisite gift every year: a large, lustrous pearl. Now she has had an intriguing invitation to meet her unknown benefactor and urges Holmes and Watson to accompany her.

Read the best mystery and adventure short stories. Be it cozy, historical, detective or murder mystery stories; our collection includes them all: The Red-Headed League by Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle by Arthur Conan Doyle, The Arrow of Heaven by G. K. Chesterton, The Sign of the Broken Sword by G. K. Chesterton, The Purloined Letter by Edgar Allan Poe, The Master of Mystery by Jack London.

Detective stories existed for centuries before the concept of the detective itself—amateur or professional— was fully formulated, and tales of mystery and intrigue have been thrilling readers since ancient times. The Lock and Key Library is the classic overview of the history of the mystery genre, at once a rousing listen for fans of the unsolved and unknown as well as an essential literary resource for those seeking to understand the roots of modern pulp fiction. This volume is sure to delight and enthrall armchair detectives and fans of classic mysteries alike.

221b Baker Street is known all over the world, for it’s the address most associated with the legendary Sherlock Holmes! But there was a time before Sherlock Holmes moved to Baker Street, before his fame had grown, when he was still learning his craft and struggling to create his unique profession - the first of its kind - consulting detective! Join some of the finest Sherlockian writers as they explore those early days before Baker Street.

Las Aventuras de Sherlock Holmes es un libro que recopila cuentos policíacos escritos por Sir Arthur Conan Doyle en donde el protagonista es su celebre detective privado "Sherlock Holmes". El libro original fue ilustrado por Sidney Paget. Aquí se cuentan las primeras aventuras de Sherlock Holmes.

Lady Diana Canbury ist mit ihrer Equipage auf dem Weg zum Ball des Herzogs. An einer Kreuzung kommt ihre Kutsche zum Stehen, als plötzlich der Verschlag aufgerissen wird und ein bewaffneter Räuber zu ihr in die Kutsche springt. Mit einer schnellen Bewegung greift er der Lady an die Brust und reißt ihr die Brosche mit dem überaus wertvollen, gelben Kanarien – Brillanten vom Kleid. Die Lady fällt in Ohnmacht, der Räuber entflieht in die Nacht.

"The Adventure of the Reigate Squire", also known as The Adventure of the Reigate Puzzle or "The Adventure of 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. The elder Cunningham's confidence is broken after his arrest and he tells all.

The Great Detective embarks upon his most terrifying case, when an ancient curse threatens to claim the life of the last surviving member of the Baskerville family. Does a demonic hound stalk the moor at night? Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic tale of mystery is brought to life in this lushly-scored, full-cast audio adaptation featuring Sir Derek Jacobi ( Cadfael, Gladiator) as Sherlock Holmes with Anthony D.P. Mann as Dr. Watson.

Arthur Conan Doyle is well known as the creator of Sherlock Holmes, but he also wrote numerous works in which the great detective played no part. Included here are a selection of the best, ranging from science fiction to tales of supernatural terror and rip-roaring adventures set in Jacobean and Regency England.

This is a story from The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes, Volume I collection. These six cases are among the last undertaken by Sherlock Holmes before he retired to the Sussex downs. However, the problems facing the sleuth are as diverse and challenging as ever.

A Study in Scarlet takes you back to the beginning of one of the most renowned detective duos of all time. After being wounded in the Afghan war, Doctor Watson decides to rent a room from the eccentric scientist, Sherlock Holmes, and is quite intrigued by his new landlord's bizarre behavior. He soon discovers that Holmes is using forensic science to help Scotland Yard solve difficult cases.

In "The Red-Headed League", the legendary Sherlock Holmes catches one of London's most daring criminals while investigating the strange business of the League, a suspicious organization that gives its members money for "nominal work".

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson invite listeners, for the last time, into the world of criminal puzzles. The most famous detective duo gradually approaches the solution to the mysteries of the criminal underworld. This time, among other things, they explain the theft of a precious jewel, search for the "vampire" of Sussex, and solve the mystery of the disappearance of the young wife of a paint merchant.

This is a story from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes V collection. Dr Watson comments: 'The stage lost a fine actor' when Holmes chose to devote his formidable talents to the solution of crime. Two of these stories, "The Reigate Squire" and "The Adventure of Beryl Coronet", Sherlock Holmes demonstrates his thespian powers as he unravels the mysteries.

At the end of the 19th century, perhaps every man wanted to be Arthur Conan Doyle. He had written historical novels, short stories of horror and the supernatural; and displayed huge energy and talent in a variety of fields. He was a fine cricketer (he once took the wicket of the great WC Grace); played football, rugby and golf. He had trained and practiced as a doctor; campaigned for underdogs, like the falsely accused George Edalji; he liked fast cars and the new and dangerous invention of the aeroplane.

"The Adventure of the Cardboard Box" is one of the 56 short Sherlock Holmes stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It is the second of the 12 Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes in most British editions of the canon and second of the eight stories from His Last Bow in most American versions.

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?

12 nouvelles enquêtes de Sherlock Holmes : "Un scandale en Bohême", "La disparition de Lady Frances Carfax", "La ligue des rouquins", "Le rituel des Musgrave", "Le pouce de l'ingénieur", "Flamme d'argent", "Le gentilhomme célibataire", "Le diadème de béryls", "La bande mouchetée", "Une affaire d'identité", "Les Hêtres d'or", "L'escarboucle bleue", "L'aventure du pied du diable", "L'aventure du cercle rouge", "Les cinq pépins d'orange", "Le mystère de la vallée de Boscombes", "L'homme à la lèvre tordue".

Der inhaftierte Todsündenmörder verweigert gegenüber Scotland Yard die Aussage. Er besteht darauf, ausschließlich mit Holmes zu sprechen. Als dieser einwilligt und erscheint, kündigt der Täter auf seltsame Weise weitere Verbrechen an.