Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Book order (chronological)

A special edition of the 100 best Yuletide whodunnits.

In this enthralling collection of Conan Doyle's best loved tales are pirates, soldiers, assassins, explorers and dabblers in the occult. A pilot, obsessed with the unknown world above, makes a fatal journey into the heavens; a train carrying an enigmatic pair of strangers disappears after leaving Liverpool; a penniless frustrated student finds, in the boxing ring, an unexpectedly lucrative outlet for his anger; in Paris an antique instrument of torture haunts the dreams of its new owner. Written with immaculate and convincing attention to detail, these classic stories make an excellent companion to the Sherlock Holmes stories and novels, and an essential volume for every bookshelf. -- Book Cover

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. ‘In calling Moriarty a criminal you are uttering libel in the eyes of the law-and there lie the glory and the wonder of it! The greatest schemer of all time, the organizer of every deviltry, the controlling brain of the underworld, a brain which might have made or marred the destiny of nations – that's the man!'First published as a serialisation in the Strand magazine between 1914 and 1915, The Valley of Fear depicts Sherlock Holmes in his very first brush with his arch nemesis, Professor Moriarty. Summoned by one of Moriarty's henchmen to a mysterious manor house, Holmes and Watson find themselves confronted by the scene of a brutal murder. But the brilliant Holmes soon reveals that there is much more to this case than first meets the eye…The fourth and final Sherlock Holmes novel, ‘The Valley of Fear' will undoubtedly delight fans of Conan Doyle's legendary detective and his faithful sidekick Watson.

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. 'It is with a heavy heart that I take up my pen to write these the last words in which I shall ever record the singular gifts by which my friend Mr. Sherlock Holmes was distinguished.' This collection of eleven stories depict Holmes and Watson at their very best and solving some of their most notorious cases, culminating in 'The Final Problem'. In this infamous tale, Holmes comes face-to-face with his greatest opponent, the criminal mastermind Professor Moriarty, at the Reichenbach Falls. Each of the stories was previously published in The Strand magazine before being released together in a single volume in 1894. This is a quintessential collection, and a must-have for collectors and fans of one of the finest sleuths in English literature.

Sherlock Holmes, geniální detektiv, který svými brilantními logickými dedukcemi nepřestává ohromovat jak svého nerozlučného přítele Watsona, tak i vděčné čtenáře. Příběhy zůstanou klasickými ukázkami kvalitní oddechové četbySbírka 14 povídek z anglických originálů The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, The Return of Sherlock Holmes a His Last Bow. (Přeložili: Eva Kondrysová, František Jungwirth, Zora Wolfová a Jan Zábrana)Spolek ryšavcůModrá karbunkuleStrakatý pásBerylová korunkaMakléřův úředníkStříbrný lysáčekMusgraveský rituálNámořní smlouvaPoslední případPrázdný důmŠkola v PrioryŠest NapoleonůUmírající detektivNezvěstná šlechtična

These two fascinating sets of stories, The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes and His Last Bow, make a glorious farewell to the greatest detective of them all and his erstwhile companion, Dr Watson.