The Sherlock Holmes Mysteries

by Arthur Conan Doyle

Book Overview

Includes an Introduction by Anne Perry and a New Afterword by Regina Barreca. Indisputably the greatest fictional detective of all time, Sherlock Holmes lives on--in films, on television, and of course through Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's inimitable craft. These twenty-two stories show Holmes at his brilliant best. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SPECKLED BAND A SCANDAL IN BOHEMIA THE RED-HEADED LEAGUE THE ADVENTURE OF THE BLUE CARBUNCLE THE NAVAL TREATY THE FINAL...

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0451467655
• ISBN13: 9780451467652
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Signet Book
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 4.1" x 6.7"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

FACTS, FACTS, WATSON, I CAN DISCOVER THEM, BUT NOT CHANGE THEM!

Well, actually, as any reader of Sherlock Holmes will know Holmes did not say it exactly like that when talking of discovery and facts. But what the reader will discover between these pages is the fact of 22 stories from the pen of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Stories which the reader will no doubt want to read and read again many times over. This is the 3rd print of this mass market from Signet Classics, with the book being printed in 1985, 1987, and again with this 2005 edition. Since 1887 with A Study in Scarlet the novels and short stories of A. Conan Doyle have never been hard to find. If somehow you have never read any of the Sherlock Holmes material what a treat is awaiting you! Next to Shakespeare, Holmes may be the most sought after reading material to ever issue forth from Britain. Some of my favorites are included here: The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle, The Empty House, The Adventure of the Speckled Band, and The Six Napoleons. Many may read Dickens' Chistmas Carol but for me hardly a Christmas passes without my either reading The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle or watching the DVD, and yes most of these stories are available on DVD from the earlier PBS/BBC productions of the 1980s. "Indisputably the greatest fictional detective of all time". Highly recommended. Semper Fi.

Real good reading.

This book is good with select mysteries about the great case-solver of all times. When you read any Holmes case, you must keep in mind that these were the times when technoloy was so much behind what it is now; there was no way to even type fingerprints... only Holmes and his arch rival knew the art! This makes for good reading when you want to a refreshing break. Young kids can also follow the language, in fact I bought this one for my niece but ended up reading it myself... took me back a good 15 years. There's nothing like Sir Arthur Conan Doyle when it comes to Sherlock Holmes. A good buy, worth every cent it costs.