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Am Pfingstsonntag, dem 13. Juni 1886, kam Ludwig II. von Bayern unter ungeklärten Umständen im Würmsee zu Tode. Auch Prof. Dr. Bernhard von Gudden, sein behandelnder Psychiater, fand im nicht allzu tiefen Wasser den Tod. Die Ermittlungsergebnisse des Meisterdetektivs Sherlock Holmes diesen Fall betreffend, wurden bis heute unter Verschluss gehalten und hiermit nun erstmals der Öffentlichkeit zugänglich gemacht.

Der berühmte Geisterjäger Harry Price sucht den Rat des Meisterdetektivs! Unzählige Trance-Medien hat er in seiner Karriere bereits des Betrugs überführt. Dies war ihm bei einer Seance in einer feudalen Stadt-Residenz jedoch nicht möglich, was ihn verständlicherweise sehr irritiert. Dort wurde der Geist eines Mädchens namens Rosalie beschworen. Harry Price möchte ganz sicher sein, dass er nicht vielleicht doch getäuscht wurde und bittet die He...

With these two classic novels in one, A Study in Scarlet and The Sign of the Four, you will gain a brilliant foundation of the Sherlock Holmes canon. Reading pleasure rarely comes any finer.

In The Casebook, you can read the final twelve stories that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote about his brilliant detective. They are perhaps the most unusual and the darkest that he penned.

The Hound of the Baskervilles is the classic detective chiller. It features the world's greatest detective, Sherlock Holmes, in his most challenging case. The second title in this book, The Valley of Fear is a dark, powerful tale, which provides the great detective with a most perplexing case and opens with a vile murder

Evil masterminds beware! Sherlock Holmes is back! Ten years after his supposed death in the swirling torrent of the Reichenbach Falls locked in the arms of his arch enemy Professor Moriarty, Arthur Conan Doyle agreed to pen further adventures featuring his brilliant detective.

The stories, in which the master sleuth receives a stream of clients presenting him with baffling and bizarre mysteries in his consulting room at 221B Baker Street, were instantly popular and by the time of the publication of the final story, 'The Copper Beeches', they had become the mainstay of The Strand Magazine.

This collection includes such stories as 'The Adventure of the Resident Patient' and 'The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter', which Doyle would list later as amongst his favourites.

Der aufgrund seiner mürrischen Art allseits unbeliebte und verhasste Mr Yarrow wird ertrunken an seinem bevorzugten Angelplatz am River Ling, einem Gezeitenstrom, aufgefunden. Zunächst geht man von einem Unfalltod aus, alsbald deutet aber alles auf Mord hin. Allzu schnell wird ein junger Verdächtiger verhaftet. Und obwohl der Meisterdetektiv diesen für unschuldig hält, findet er zunächst keine Spur zu einem anderen Täter ...

Nachdem das sogenannte Hoimley House nach jahrelangem Leerstand endlich einen Besitzer gefunden hat, wird dieser von heimtückischen Attacken und Drohungen heimgesucht, die seinen Einzug verhindern. Wer könnte ein Interesse daran haben, den Bezug eines leerstehenden Hauses zu verhindern? Als Holmes der Frage nachgehen möchte, geschieht ein Mordanschlag ...

Nach jahrelanger Funkstille erhält Dr. Watson den Brief einer gewissen Marjorie Beaumont, die ihn und Holmes dringend um Hilfe ersucht. Angeblich trachtet eine religiöse Gemeinschaft ihrem Onkel nach dem Leben und peinigt ihn mit Drohbriefen. Nachdem eines Nachts eine mysteriöse Gestalt im Haus des Onkels gesehen wird und ebenso spurlos wieder verschwindet, beschließt Holmes, den vermeintlichen Tatort bei Nacht einmal genauer unter die Lupe zu...

A Sign of the Four(1890) is the second of the Sherlock Holmes novels from Arthur Conan Doyle. The maze-like story revolves around the disappearance of Captain Morstan, the father of Dr. Watson's future wife. A stolen treasure, a secret pact, and dizzying clues present Holmes and Watson with one of their most intriguing cases.

With Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s uncanny eye, The Case for Spirit Photography (1922) is a riveting investigation of the alleged phenomenon of capturing ghosts through photographic means. This non-fiction work is an essential read for Doyle fans as well as those with an interest in the study of the paranormal.

A Study in Scarlett (1888) is the first of the Sherlock Holmes crime novels from Arthur Conan Doyle. It is the overture of Detective Holmes to readers and the seed of literature’s most cherished partnership. A transatlantic yarn of romance and revenge, this is where one of our most treasured literary creation all begins.

His Last Bow: Some Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes (1917) is a collection of stories featuring the exploits of the world’s best-known detective and his erstwhile sidekick, Dr. Watson. Previously published, these stories are among his most inventive tales and most perplexing cases, and includes a preface from the dear Dr. Watson himself.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Valley of Fear (1915) is the fourth of the Sherlock Holmes mystery novels. The story, set in both the foggy moors of England and an American midwest mining town, is an intriguing work of suspense including secret societies, a perplexing murder, and the timeless deductions of literary's favorite detective.

The Lost World (1912), an early classic of Science Fiction, chronicles the expedition of a disparate group of British explorers into the depths of the Amazon basin, where prehistoric creatures are rumored to exist. With Arthur Conan Doyle’s exemplary skill, he has constructed unforgettable characters against the backdrop of one of his most thrilling adventures.

Tales of Terror and Mystery (1922) is a spellbinding collection of twelve stories from Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes. This volume is separated into two movements, Tales of Terror contains six terrifying horror stories, and with Tales Of Mystery readers will find six short masterpieces of suspense fiction.

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (1893), was the second collection of short stories written by Arthur Conan Doyle featuring the brilliant and venerated Detective Holmes and his trusted sidekick Dr. Watson. This canonical collection, originally published in The Strand Magazine, includes one of the most famous Holmes stories, “The Adventure of of the Final Problem.”

The White Company (1891) is a rousing historical adventure from Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes. This forgotten classic, set during the conflicts between the European monarchs of the middle ages, is an intoxicating tour de force of swashbuckling exploits and romance, and was one of Doyle’s favorites of all of his work.