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In the fog-shrouded streets of Edwardian London, legendary detective Sherlock Holmes is drawn into a deceptively simple case: an elderly widow receives a mysterious offer to buy her home—the very house called Three Gables—along with every item of its furniture, so long as nothing may ever leave it. What follows is a twist-laden investigation involving a murdered diplomat’s secret manuscript, hired thugs, a glamorous widow with something to hide, and Watson silently watching the game unfold at Baker Street.

In München kommt es zu einer Zusammenkunft mit dem deutschen Kardinal Andreas Steinhuber. Während des Gespräches wird deutlich, dass offenbar wichtige theologische und politische Konflikte im Kardinalskollegium existieren.

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of Sherlock Holmes stories, originally published in 1893, by Arthur Conan Doyle. Doyle had decided that these would be the last collection of Holmes's stories, and intended to kill him off in "The Final Problem". Reader demand stimulated him to write another Holmes adventure - The Hound of the Baskervilles. In "The Return of Sherlock Holmes", Holmes relates the aftermath of "The Final Problem", and how he survived.

The Adventure of the Lion's Mane (1926), one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 12 stories in the cycle collected as The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes. It is notable for being narrated by Holmes himself, instead of by Dr. Watson (who does not appear in the story). Holmes is enjoying his retirement in Sussex when one day at the beach, he meets his friend Harold Stackhurst, the headmaster of a nearby preparatory school called The Gables.

The Classic Crime Collection is a collection of 12 classic detective novels, read by an esteemed cast of award-winning narrators. Included here are stories by some of the most iconic crime writers in history, including Arthur Conan Doyle; Wilkie Collins; Josephine Tey; AA Milne; and more.

Sherlock Holmes und sein Bruder Mycroft waren der Erpressung eines hohen Staatsmannes bis nach London nachgegangen, die dort ihren grausigen Ausgang nahm. Während sie sich bemühten, ihre Beteiligung zu verschleiern, um sich und ihre Familie nicht zu gefährden, stellt sich heraus, dass jene Erpressung kein Einzelfall war.

Während Sherlock und Mycroft Holmes dem Geheimnis um die verhängnisvollen Briefe immer näher kommen, müssen sie erkennen, dass ihre Welten beginnen, sich voneinander zu entfernen. Der junge Sherlock findet sich zunehmend in der Zwickmühle moralischer Fragen gefangen und sucht seinen Weg aus der Vereinsamung des Genies. Mycroft hingegen droht im Angesicht der grausamen Ereignisse immer mehr zu erkalten. Eine letzte, aber auch vielversprechende Spur führt sie auf verschiedenen Wegen zum Ursprung der Erpressungen.

The Poison Belt by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is a thrilling science fiction adventure featuring Professor Challenger and his companions as they face a global catastrophe. When Earth passes through a deadly cosmic belt of poisonous ether, humanity is pushed to the brink of extinction. This gripping...

The Sign of the Four: In "The Sign of the Four", Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson dive into one of their most fascinating cases. Young Mary Morstan turns to them after receiving mysterious annual pearls and an enigmatic letter promising to reveal the truth behind her father's strange disappearance. Their investigation drags them into a dangerous web of greed, betrayal, and an incalculable treasure stolen in India. Facing a vengeful wooden-legged man and his lethal ally, Holmes will use his brilliant deduction in a thrilling London chase to unravel this deadly pact.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle war ein Ausbund an Diskretion. Über prominente Zeitgenossen, die die Wege von Sherlock Holmes kreuzten, verlor er nie ein Wort. Nun konnte endlich wieder eine Handvoll lost cases aufgefunden und der Öffentlichkeit zugänglich gemacht werden. Sie geben Gewissheit, wo bislang lediglich Vermutung war. In einer Wild-West-Show treffen Holmes und Watson auf den berühmten Buffalo Bill.

A Scandal in Bohemia is one of the most famous cases in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle. In this thrilling detective story, Sherlock Holmes is hired by the King of Bohemia to recover a compromising photograph from the brilliant and cunning Irene Adler—an enigmatic woman who proves to be Holmes' intellectual equal. As Holmes employs his signature deductive reasoning and disguise tactics, he soon discovers that outwitting Adler may be his most formidable challenge yet.

"The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger" (1927), one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 12 stories in the cycle collected as The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes. Holmes is visited by Mrs. Merrilow, a landlady from South Brixton who has an unusual lodger who never shows her face. She saw it once accidentally and it was hideously mutilated.

"Im Jahr 1878 hatte ich meinen Doktor an der Medizinischen Fakultät der Universität London gemacht und im Royal Victoria Military Hospital Netley die für Militärärzte vorgeschriebene medizinische Spezialausbildung absolviert." So beginnt ein Mythos. Sir Arthur Conan Doyles Detektivgeschichten wurden oft kopiert, vielfach verfilmt und mehr als einmal fürs Fernsehen adaptiert. Aber woher rührt eigentlich die Faszination für den kühlen Logiker Holmes? Der erste Roman wurde 1887 in Beeton's Christmas Annual veröffentlicht, Doyle trat für läppische 25 Pfund die Rechte ab.

There’s only one way for Professor George Edward Challenger to prove that dinosaurs still roam the earth. He invites skeptical journalist Edward Malone to accompany him and a group of adventurers to see the creatures with his own eyes. But when they arrive at the fantastic volcanic plateau in the Amazon where time stands still, their expedition quickly becomes one of survival. With its cliff-hanging escapes, rousing humor, and nailbiting suspense, The Lost World is a pioneering work of fantasy-adventure that paved the way for every thrill ride to follow.

The Yellow Face, one of the 56 short Sherlock Holmes stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is the third tale from The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. It was first published in Strand Magazine in 1893 with original illustrations by Sidney Paget. Sherlock Holmes, suffering from boredom due to a want of cases, returns home from a walk with Dr. Watson early in spring to find he has missed a visitor but that the caller has left his pipe behind.

Arthur Conan Doyle agreed with Sherlock Holmes fans that The Speckled Band was his best Holmes story. The narrative moves along at a rapid pace, with Holmes making many witty and spot-on points based on evidence that only Holmes could deduce.

Clive Merrison and Michael Williams star as Holmes and Watson in this collection of stories from the unique fully dramatised BBC Radio 4 canon, based on Arthur Conan Doyle's original short stories. The 12 dramatisations include 'A Scandal in Bohemia'; 'The Red-Headed League'; 'A Case of Identity'; 'The Boscombe Valley Mystery'; 'The Five Orange Pips'; 'The Man with the Twisted Lip'; and 'The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle'.

An early morning visitor, a woman gripped by fear and desperation, sets the stage for this riveting tale. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are thrown into a nefarious plot involving the menacing Speckled Band. A life hangs in the balance and Holmes must use his exceptional observational skills and deductive prowess to unravel the mystery thats already claimed a life. Join us in this thrilling journey as Holmes races against time. Will he be able to outwit the villain and save the day? Or will this case prove to be his undoing? Tune in to find out. (summary by Phil Chenevert)

Nachdem der achtzehnjährige Sherlock Holmes miterleben musste, wie sein Kommilitone Haytham an der Universität von Oxford von einem Unbekannten ermordet wurde, fällt es ihm schwer, in seinen Alltag zurückzufinden. Die Ferien, die er, vorwiegend seiner Mutter zuliebe auf dem Landsitz der Familie verbringt, versprechen, ihm einigen Abstand zu der Tragödie zu gewinnen. Sein älterer Bruder Mycroft ist zur selben Zeit aus London angereist.

Shortly after the death of renowned socialist theorist Karl Marx, the trustee of his estate, Friedrich Engels, approaches Sherlock Holmes for help. As the mourners arrive in London for Marx's funeral, a mystery unfolds that culminates in a showdown at Highgate Cemetery.