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In the first adventure, that of Charles Agustus Milverton, Homes has to deal with the most loathsome man he has ever known and actually invite him to his flat to negotiate no matter how repulsive this is to holmes' feelings. Holmes is hired by the débutante Lady Eva Blackwell to retrieve compromising letters from a blackmailer: Milverton, who causes Holmes more revulsion than any of the 50-odd murderers in his career. Milverton is "the king of blackmailers"....
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A murderer is hounded for the rest of his life-not for his crimes, but for the very act that won his freedom-in a story by the creator of Sherlock Holmes.
As leader of the Bluemansdyke gang, infamous criminal "Wolf-Tone" Maloney plays his part in a series of gruesome murders. But when the gang is finally caught in New Zealand, Maloney betrays his comrades in exchange for a pardon. Though he's spared the gallows, he soon realizes he'll never be free....
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These twelve short stories by the creator of Sherlock Holmes range from mystery and crime fiction to strange tales of the supernatural.
First published in 1889 as a collection of Arthur Conan Doyle's early short fiction featuring tales of crime and trickery, Mysteries and Adventures was later expanded to include stories of ghosts, hauntings, and strange sightings, as well as one of the American West that was originally published anonymously. This...
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The most ESSENTIAL stories of the Sherlock Holmes canon -- with new essays and illustrations!
At last! The third of four volumes bringing together, in chronological order, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's most important adventures of SHERLOCK HOLMES from a biographical point of view, augmented with insightful essays and striking illustrations.
The stories featured in this third volume of The Essential Sherlock Holmes include three adventures united...
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Eight spectacular Sherlock Holmes stories, including his dramatic final adventure Years have passed since he tangled with Irene Adler and Professor Moriarty, since he solved the mysteries of the Red-Headed League and the Hound of the Baskervilles, but even in retirement Sherlock Holmes remains as sharp witted and inimitable as ever. Good thing, because England needs him and his loyal friend Dr. Watson now more than ever. On the eve of World War I,...
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