The Greatest Adventures of Sherlock Homes

About this book

Sherlock Holmes is the greatest detective in all fiction, and his adventures are among the finest crime capers committed to the printed page. In tale after tale of his exploits, Holmes applies his unique powers of deduction to bringing some of the most ingenious crooks, criminals, rogues, and rascals to justice. Rightly regarded as the Great Detective, Holmes sees clues that others overlook, and displays skills at detection that are nearly as uncanny as they are...elementary. The Greatest Adventures of Sherlock Holmes collects forty-eight classic tales, including the full-length novels A Study in Scarlet, The sign of the Four, The Hound of the Baskervilles, and The Valley of Fear. In addition, it features forty-four short masterpieces of detective fiction, among them, "The Speckled Band," "A Scandal in Bohemia," "His Last Bow," and "The Final Problem." The Greatest Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is your passport to 221B Baker Street, where Sherlock Holmes explores some of the most baffling crimes ever committed and where the game is always afoot. Narrated by Holmes's sidekick, Doctor Watson, these stories invite you to match wits with one of the most logical minds in literature and to view the world before you as a multifaceted mystery waiting to be solved.