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The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone is one of 12 Sherlock Holmes short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle in The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes. It was first published in the Strand Magazine October 1921. Watson arrives at 221B Baker Street where the page boy Billy shows him a wax effigy of Holmes placed near a curtained window in the sitting room. The effigy produces a shadow on the curtain that, when viewed from outside, is the unmistakable profile of Sherlock Holmes.

The Adventure of the Illustrious Client (1924) is one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and one of the 12 stories collected as The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes. Sir James Damery comes to see Holmes and Watson about his illustrious client's problem (the client's identity is never revealed to the reader, although Watson finds out at the end of the story; it is heavily implied to be King Edward VII).

His Last Bow: Some Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of previously published Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, including the titular short story, His Last Bow. The War Service of Sherlock Holmes (1917). The collection's first US edition adjusts the anthology's subtitle to Some Later Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes. All editions contain a brief preface, by "John H. Watson, M.D.", that assures readers that as of the date of publication (1917), Holmes is long retired from his profession of detective but is still alive and well, albeit suffering from a touch of rheumatism.

The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes is the final set of twelve (out of a total of fifty-six) Sherlock Holmes short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle first published in the Strand Magazine between October 1921 and April 1927. The first British edition and the first American edition of the collection were both published in June 1927. However, they had slightly different titles.

The Problem of Thor Bridge is a Sherlock Holmes murder mystery by Arthur Conan Doyle in The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, first published in 1922 in The Strand Magazine. Neil Gibson, the Gold King and former Senator from "some Western state", approaches Holmes to investigate the murder of his wife Maria in order to clear his children's governess, Grace Dunbar, of the crime. It soon emerges that Mr. Gibson's marriage had been unhappy and he treated his wife very badly.

The Adventure of the Creeping Man (1923) is one of 12 Sherlock Holmes short stories (56 total) by Arthur Conan Doyle in The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes first published in Strand Magazine October 1921 - April 1927. A man named Trevor Bennett comes to Holmes with a most unusual problem. He is Professor Presbury's personal secretary, and Mr. Bennett is also engaged to the professor's only daughter, Edith. Professor Presbury is himself engaged to a young lady, Alice Morphy, a colleague's daughter, although he himself is already 61 years of age.

The Adventure of the Empty House, one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 13 stories in the cycle collected as The Return of Sherlock Holmes. Public pressure forced Conan Doyle to bring the sleuth back to life, and explain his apparently miraculous survival of a deadly struggle with Professor Moriarty. This is the first Holmes story set after his supposed death at the Reichenbach Falls, as recounted in The Final Problem. The Hound of the Baskervilles had seen the return of a pre-Reichenbach Falls Sherlock Holmes, which only served to whet readers' appetites.

The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist, one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 13 stories in the cycle collected as The Return of Sherlock Holmes. Holmes is contacted by Miss Violet Smith of Farnham, Surrey about an unusual turn in hers and her mother's lives. Violet's father has recently died and left his wife and daughter rather poor. There was an ad in the news asking about their whereabouts. Answering it, they met Mr. Carruthers and Mr. Woodley, the former a pleasant enough man, but the latter a bully.

The Adventure of the Dancing Men, a Sherlock Holmes story written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 13 stories in the cycle published as The Return of Sherlock Holmes in 1905. Doyle ranked The Adventure of the Dancing Men third in his list of his twelve favorite Holmes stories. This is one of only two Sherlock Holmes short stories where Holmes' client dies after seeking his help. The other is The Five Orange Pips, part of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. The original title was The Dancing Men, when it was published as a short story in The Strand Magazine in December 1903.

The Adventure of the Norwood Builder, one of the 56 short Sherlock Holmes stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is the second tale from The Return of Sherlock Holmes. The story was first published in The Strand Magazine in 1903 with original illustrations by Sidney Paget. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are visited by "the unhappy John Hector McFarlane", a young lawyer from Blackheath who has been accused of murdering one of his clients, a builder called Jonas Oldacre. McFarlane explains to Holmes that Oldacre had come to his office only a day earlier and asked him to draw up his will in legal language.

The Sign of the Four (1890), also called The Sign of Four, is the second novel featuring Sherlock Holmes written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Doyle wrote four novels and 56 short stories featuring the fictional detective. The story is set in 1888. The Sign of the Four has a complex plot involving service in India, the Indian Rebellion of 1857, a stolen treasure, and a secret pact among four convicts ("the Four" of the title) and two corrupt prison guards. It presents the detective's drug habit and humanizes him in a way that had not been done in the preceding novel, A Study in Scarlet (1887).

The Problem of Thor Bridge is a Sherlock Holmes murder mystery by Arthur Conan Doyle in The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, first published in 1922 in The Strand Magazine. Neil Gibson, the Gold King and former Senator from "some Western state", approaches Holmes to investigate the murder of his wife Maria in order to clear his children's governess, Grace Dunbar, of the crime. It soon emerges that Mr. Gibson's marriage had been unhappy and he treated his wife very badly. He had fallen in love with her when he met her in Brazil, but soon realised they had nothing in common.

The King of Bohemia engages Holmes to recover an indiscreet photograph showing him with the renowned beauty, adventuress and opera singer Irene Adler – the revelation of which would derail his marriage to a daughter of the King of Scandinavia. In disguise, Holmes witnesses Adler marry the man she truly loves, then by means of an elaborate stratagem discovers the photograph's hiding place. But when Holmes and the king return to retrieve the photo, they find Adler has fled the country with it, leaving behind a letter for Holmes and a portrait of herself for the King.

The Return of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of 13 Sherlock Holmes stories, originally published in 1903-1904, by Arthur Conan Doyle. The stories were published in the Strand Magazine in Great Britain, and Collier's in the United States. The book was first published in February 1905 by McClure, Phillips & Co. (New York) then on 7 March 1905 by Georges Newnes, Ltd. (London) and was the first Holmes collection since 1893, when Holmes had "died" in "The Final Problem".

Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson erreichte ein höchst brisanter Brief aus Turin. Der ehrwürdige Kardinal Maurilio Fassati persönlich bat den Meisterdetektiv um Hilfe in einer äußerst prekären Angelegenheit. Das Turiner Grabtuch wurde aus der Grabtuchkapelle des Doms gestohlen! Und das kurz vor Ostern! Ein Desaster! Holmes und Watson beschlossen sofort aufzubrechen. In Turin angekommen, machten sich Holmes und Watson sofort auf den Weg, um mit Kardinal Fassati zu sprechen. Es stellte sich heraus, dass nur drei Leute einen Schlüssel zur Grabtuchkapelle besaßen.

Join the famous British detective, Sherlock Holmes, as he tries to find the killer, with the help of his friend, Dr Watson.

Der große Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, selbst ein begeisterter Skiläufer, präsentiert diesmal eine Geschichte, die im winterlichen Davos spielt. In dem mondänen Kur- und Wintersportort macht das aus England stammende, frisch verheiratete Ehepaar Handley Winterurlaub. Doch schon bald wird ihr Glück durch eine Reihe von Morden getrübt. Bei den durchweg weiblichen Opfern handelt es sich stets um Urlaubsbekanntschaften der jungen Mrs. Handley. Alle Ermittlungen der Polizei laufen ins Leere. Mr.

Holmes und Watson verbringen ein paar sonnige Tage in Palermo. Die unbeschwerte Zeit wird jedoch schnell unterbrochen, als Watson in der Zeitung über eine Serie von mysteriösen Entführungen junger Damen liest. Beinahe im gleichen Moment taucht ein geheimnisvoller Bote auf und verlangt nach dem Detektiv. Ein schönes Fräulein ist entführt worden und fürchtet um ihr Leben...

Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson erreichte ein höchst brisanter Brief aus Turin. Der ehrwürdige Kardinal Maurilio Fassati persönlich bat den Meisterdetektiv um Hilfe in einer äußerst prekären Angelegenheit. Das Turiner Grabtuch wurde aus der Grabtuchkapelle des Doms gestohlen! Und das kurz vor Ostern! Ein Desaster! Holmes und Watson beschlossen sofort nach Turin aufzubrechen. Leider bemerkte Holmes erst viel zu spät, dass sie nicht nur zu dritt unterwegs waren, sondern das Watson seinen neuen Freund, den Mischlingshund Sausages, als blinden Passagier mitgeschmuggelt hatte.

Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson kamen in ihren Fall um das gestohlene Grabtuch und den Mord, der sich zwischenzeitlich ereignet hatte, keinen Schritt weiter. Daher beschlossen sie, ihren Pastor zu beschatten. Ein weiterer Verdächtiger tat sich auf. Und dann hatten Holmes und Watson ganz plötzlich ein Geständnis. Doch war das wirklich schon des Rätsels Lösung?