The Complete Sherlock Holmes, Volume I (Barnes & Noble Classics Series)

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Classic detective stories for mystery enthusiasts.

This book is recommended for readers who enjoy mystery and detective stories. The unique and distinctive feature of this book is its iconic protagonist, Sherlock Holmes, who is eccentric, arrogant, and ingenious. The book contains four novels and fifty-six short stories featuring Holmes and his trusted friend, Dr. Watson, as they exercise their unique combination of detailed observation, vast knowledge, and brilliant deduction to solve the most perplexing puzzles known to literature, confound the guilty, and rescue the innocent. The book also features intriguing characters, chilling murder plots, and cryptic clues that will keep readers engaged from the first page to the last.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The Complete Sherlock Holmes, Volume I (Barnes & Noble Classics Series)

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ISBN: 9781593080341
Date of Publication: 2003-09-01
Format: Paperback
Related Topics: Mystery, Classics, Crime, Mystery Thriller
Goodreads rating: 4.49
(rated by 30069 readers)

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Eccentric, arrogant, and ingenious, Sherlock Holmes remains the world's most popular and influential fictional detective. In four novels and fifty-six short stories, Holmes with his trusted friend Dr. Watson, steps from his comfortable quarters at 221B Baker Street into the swirling fog of London. Combining detailed observation with brilliant deduction, Holmes rescues the innocent, confounds the guilty, and solves the most perplexing puzzles crime has to offer.Volume I of The Complete Sherlock Holmes begins with Holmes's first appearance, A Study in Scarlet, a chilling murder novel complete with bloodstained walls and cryptic clues. This is followed by the baffling The Sign of Four, which introduces Holmes's cocaine problem and Watson's future wife. Volume I also includes the story collections The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, and concludes with the tale "The Final Problem," in which Conan Doyle, tired of writing Holmes stories, kills off his famed sleuth.(back cover)
 

Classic detective stories for mystery enthusiasts.

This book is recommended for readers who enjoy mystery and detective stories. The unique and distinctive feature of this book is its iconic protagonist, Sherlock Holmes, who is eccentric, arrogant, and ingenious. The book contains four novels and fifty-six short stories featuring Holmes and his trusted friend, Dr. Watson, as they exercise their unique combination of detailed observation, vast knowledge, and brilliant deduction to solve the most perplexing puzzles known to literature, confound the guilty, and rescue the innocent. The book also features intriguing characters, chilling murder plots, and cryptic clues that will keep readers engaged from the first page to the last.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.