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81) The Second Stain
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An illustrated adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic Sherlock Holmes mystery - at an easy-to-read level for readers of all ages!
Holmes shook his head sadly. 'You think that unless this document is found there will be war?'
'It's very likely,' said the prime minister.
'Then, sir, we must prepare for war.'
A secret government document has been stolen. It's up to Holmes and Watson to find it and save the country from war! But with sly secret...
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An illustrated adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic Sherlock Holmes mystery - at an easy-to-read level for readers of all ages!
Tell me, Watson, do you get a creeping feeling when you watch the snakes in the zoo? That's how I feel when I see Milverton. I've met more than fifty murderers in my life, but he is worse than all of them.
In an attempt to save a woman's marriage, Holmes is forced to come face to face with one of his worst enemies:...
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An illustrated adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic Sherlock Holmes mystery - at an easy-to-read level for readers of all ages!
'There are no other beryls like these in the world, and they would be impossible to replace. I leave it with you, Mr Holder, trusting that it shall stay safe and sound.'
Mr Holder's life is turned on its head when a piece of the priceless crown he's been asked to guard goes missing. The police have no clues and...
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DAS TAL DER ANGST beginnt mit einem rätselhaften Mord im Herzen Londons, der Holmes' unvergleichliche Fähigkeiten herausfordert. Die Auflösung des Falls führt ihn zusammen mit seinem treuen Begleiter Dr. Watson jedoch in die abgelegenen Berglandschaften eines gefährlichen Tals in Amerika.
Holmes und Watson sehen sich mit einem mysteriösen Verbrechen konfrontiert, das nicht nur Verbindungen zu einer mysteriösen Geheimorganisation aufweist,...
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An illustrated adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic Sherlock Holmes mystery - at an easy-to-read level for readers of all ages!
Missing: Mr Jeremiah Hayling, aged 26, a hydraulic engineer. He left his house at ten o'clock at night on the 9th of this month, and has not been heard from since.
When Watson's latest patient confronts him with a missing thumb and a horrifying story, he knows just where to turn. This is a case for Sherlock Holmes....
86) The Lion's Mane
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An illustrated adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic Sherlock Holmes mystery - at an easy-to-read level for readers of all ages!
Mr McPherson shook his head, squeezed his hands into tight fists and, using the last of strength, said:
'The lion's mane'.
Retired now and living in Sussex, Holmes' life should be perfectly peaceful. But when a local teacher drops dead in front of him, Holmes is thrown back into the world of dangerous detective...
87) The Creeping Man
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An illustrated adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic Sherlock Holmes mystery - at an easy-to-read level for readers of all ages!
'If convenient, come to Baker Street at once.
If inconvenient, come anyway.'
Holmes.
When Watson rushes to Baker Street only to find it is for a case about a professor's misbehaving dog, he is not pleased. What he doesn't know is that Holmes is really investigating the professor's seriously strange behaviour -...
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An illustrated adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic Sherlock Holmes mystery - at an easy-to-read level for readers of all ages!
Dear Mr Holmes,
It has happened again. The strange bearded man on the bicycle followed me this morning. I tried suddenly turning and racing towards him, but he was just as quick.
When Violet Smith gets a new job, a new friend and a new home, life seems almost perfect ... until the solitary cyclist appears. He follows...
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An illustrated adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic Sherlock Holmes mystery - at an easy-to-read level for readers of all ages!
Mr Holmes - Please be at the Black Swan Hotel in Winchester at midday tomorrow. Do come! I am at my wits' end.
After a frightened Violet Hunter turns to Holmes and Watson for advice, the crime-fighting duo find themselves pulled into a dangerous mystery. For there's far more than secrets hiding in the halls of The...
90) The Devil's Foot
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An illustrated adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic Sherlock Holmes mystery - at an easy-to-read level for readers of all ages!
'You should write about the case of the Devil's Foot. I am sure your readers would love to hear about the day we almost died.'
Holmes
All Watson wants is a nice quiet holiday with Holmes, but that's not what he's getting. When Brenda Tregennis is found dead at her dinner table, with no clues as to how or why,...
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An illustrated adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic Sherlock Holmes mystery - at an easy-to-read level for readers of all ages!
Seven years ago a disturbing incident took place in the village of Abbas Parva. Mr Ronder, owner of Ronder's Wild Animals Show, met his end after an escaped lion attacked him.
Holmes is confronted with an old mystery when he is summoned to visit a lady who refuses to show her face. A grisly crime committed seven...
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An illustrated adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic Sherlock Holmes mystery - at an easy-to-read level for readers of all ages!
'Am at Goldini's Restaurant, Gloucester Road, Kensington. Please come at once. Bring a jemmy, a lantern, a chisel, and a gun.'
S.H.
The secret plans for a submarine super-weapon have been stolen and it's up to Sherlock Holmes to find them. But with the government, the military and even his own brother turning...
93) The Refugees
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Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a Scottish writer and physician, most noted for his fictional stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered milestones in the field of crime fiction. "The Refugees" (1893) is a historical novel by British writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It revolves around Amory de Catinat, a Huguenot guardsman of Louis XIV, and Amos Green, an American who comes to visit...
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Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a Scottish writer and physician, most noted for his fictional stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered milestones in the field of crime fiction. "The Great Shadow", also known as "The Great Shadow and other Napoleonic Tales", is an Action & Adventure novel published by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in 1892. Instead of Sherlock Holmes being the main character,...
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Tras la desaparición de su padre en circunstancias poco claras, la señorita Mary Morstan empieza a recibir perlas de alguien cuya identidad desconoce y que le ha citado para reunirse con ella. Mary recurre a Sherlock Holmes, quien acepta desentrañar el caso y, junto con Watson, acudir como acompañante de la muchacha a la cita. El encuentro les conduce a Thaddeus Sholto y su hermano, hijos de un amigo del padre de la señorita Morton, quienes les...
96) A Duet
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One of Arthur Conan Doyles more controversial novels in its candid portrayal of the troubled early years of a marriage, told in a series of letters and in prose.
97) The Green Flag
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Arthur Conan Doyle was deeply affected by the many wars fought during his lifetime. As many other writers, he used the material for short stories like "The Green Flag".
98) The Last Galley
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A collection of fantastic short stories by the creator of Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. In these stories, Doyle explores many different genres, from historical adventure, to pirate romance, to mystery. From the author's preface: I have written "Impressions and Tales" upon the title-page of this volume, because I have included within the same cover two styles of work which present an essential difference. The second half of the collection...
99) Uncle Bernac
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Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a Scottish writer and physician, most noted for his fictional stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered milestones in the field of crime fiction. In the book "Uncle Bernac" a young French aristocrat in exile receives a mysterious invitation to join his uncle in France and enter into Napoleon's service. (Excerpt from Wikipedia)
100) Round the Red Lamp
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This early work by Arthur Conan Doyle was originally published in 1894 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. Arthur Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1859. It was between 1876 and 1881, while studying medicine at the University of Edinburgh, that he began writing short stories, and his first piece was published in Chambers's Edinburgh Journal before he was 20. In 1887, Conan Doyle's first significant...
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