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Der amerikanische Anwalt John Garrideb ist in England auf der Suche nach zwei Männern, die ebenfalls seinen seltenen Nachnamen tragen. Mit ihnen zusammen will er ein Millionenerbe antreten. Die Suche gestaltet sich schwieriger als erwartet, trotzdem behagt es John Garrideb aus irgendeinem Grund überhaupt nicht, dass Sherlock Holmes sich auf einmal an dieser ungewöhnlichen Suche beteiligt.

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Undoubtedly the best-known detective in literature, Sherlock Holmes was the creation of British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930), who endowed his super sleuth with an extraordinary facility for solving crimes. Drawing on his remarkable powers of observation and deduction, coupled with an encyclopedic knowledge of crimes and criminals, Holmes seeks out his prey in the London underworld, where no evildoer is safe from his keen wits and tenacious pursuit.

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of Sherlock Holmes stories, originally published in 1893, by Sir 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. Content: I. The Adventure of Silver Blaze / II.

Sherlock Holmes is bored and case-less, and relieving his boredom by alternating morphine and cocaine. Enter the charming Miss Mary Morstan, with whom Watson is instantly smitten. She requests the assistance of Holmes and Watson to solve the mysterious disappearance of her father, and the subsequent invitation to "have justice" by an anonymous letter writer.

Die junge Gouvernante Violet Hunter bittet Meisterdetektiv Sherlock Holmes und seinen Freund Dr. Watson um Hilfe. Ihr neuer Arbeitgeber, Mr. Charles Rucastle, legt ein so mysteriöses Verhalten an den Tag, dass sie dahinter ein Verbrechen vermutet. Holmes und Watson begeben sich daher zur düsteren Villa Blutbuchen und entdecken unter Lebensgefahr Geschehnisse, die Miss Violets fürchterliche Vermutung unterstützen.

IL Y A CERTAINS VOYAGES DONT ON NE REVIENT PAS... Ce livre contient une sélection des plus beaux spécimens de meurtres en mouvement de la littérature policière. Le Train perdu, Conan Doyle. Le Crime de l'omnibus, Fortuné de Boisgobey. Les Tribulations de Jacques Cravant, inventeur, Albert-Auguste Péron. Le Compagnon de voyage, Tristan Bernard. La Charrette de la mort, Jean-Joseph Renaud.

An engineer, Victor Hatherley, attends Dr Watson's surgery after his thumb is chopped off, and recounts his tale to Watson and Holmes. Hatherley had been hired for 50 guineas to repair a machine he was told compressed Fuller's earth into bricks. Hatherley was told to keep the job confidential, and was transported to the job in a carriage with frosted glass, to keep the location secret. He was shown the press, but on closer inspection discovered a "crust of metallic deposit" on the press, and he suspected it was not being used for compressing earth.

Alan Fenwick steht am Rande eines Nervenzusammenbruchs. Der ehrbare Buchdrucker sucht Holmes und Watson auf, weil er in der Nacht von Jack Skillington, einem ruchlosen Raubmörder, heimgesucht wird. Das wäre eigentlich ein Fall für den Yard, wenn es da nicht ein makabres Detail gäbe... Jack Skillington wurde bereits hingerichtet und sucht den armen Fenwick nun als Geist auf... Mit Christian Rode als Sherlock Holmes und Peter Groeger als Dr. Watson.

Sherlock Holmes und sein ärgster Widersacher sind tot. Gemeinsam stürzten sie die Reichenbachfälle in der Schweiz hinunter. Das ist zumindest die offizielle Version. In Wahrheit sind die beiden Kontrahenten lebendiger als je zuvor - begierig darauf, die Klingen zum finalen Duell zu kreuzen. Als Mrs. Mary Watson entführt wird, gibt sich der Meisterdetektiv zu erkennen und nimmt gemeinsam mit seinem alten Weggefährten Dr. John Hamish Watson die Spur Moriartys auf. Sie führt tief in die Vergangenheit und fördert so manches Geheimnis hervor.

Sir Charles Baskerville is dead. His body was discovered on the grounds of his Devonshire estate, face frozen in fright, not far from the footprints of a large beast. The cause of death has been determined to be a heart attack, but family legend tells another tale, and Detective Sherlock Holmes is determined to uncover the truth.

Against the wishes of her stepfather, Mary Sutherland has become engaged to Hosmer Angel. On the morning of their wedding Hosmer elicits a promise that Mary will remain faithful to him "even if something quite unforeseen" occurs, then mysteriously disappears en route to the church. Holmes deduces that Hosmer was Mary's stepfather in disguise, the charade a bid to keep Mary a spinster and thus maintain access to her inheritance.

In Lamberley, Sussex wird eine Frau beobachtet, die Kindern das Blut aussaugt. Robert Ferguson hält die Frau für einen Vampir und bittet seinen alten Kameraden Watson und dessen Freund Sherlock Holmes um Hilfe - und der hat den Verdacht, das hinter dieser Sache etwas ganz anderes steckt.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twelve stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring his famous detective. The title character was named after famous American poet Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.View our entire collection of podcasts at www.solgood.orgThis is a Librivox Recording. All Librivox recordings are in the public domain.

The Great Shadow is a thrilling historical adventure set on the English-Scottish border during the Napoleonic Wars. When a mysterious stranger arrives in a quiet village, he sets in motion a chain of events that leads to war, espionage, and the epic Battle of Waterloo.

Ein mutmaßlicher Giftmord an einem Chirurgen gibt Scotland Yard Rätsel auf, so dass bald Holmes und Watson hinzugezogen werden. Es scheint ein Motiv zu fehlen, zumindest auf den ersten Blick. Tiefergehende Nachforschungen führen Holmes an die Royal Infirmary in Edinburgh, wo er bald einem veritablen Medizinskandal auf der Spur ist - und Watson mit den dunklen Seiten seines Berufsstands konfrontiert wird.

6. Confession: A fire erupts in the Chapel, which the Friars are able to extinguish. However, the Confessionals can still take place. Meanwhile Holmes has contact with an important witness.

The Valley of Fear is the fourth and final Sherlock Holmes novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It is loosely based on the Molly Maguires and Pinkerton agent James McParland. The story was first published in the Strand Magazine between September 1914 and May 1915. The first book edition was copyrighted in 1914, and it was first published by George H. Doran Company in New York on 27 February 1915, and illustrated by Arthur I. Keller. The novel starts with Sherlock Holmes receiving a cipher message from Fred Porlock, a pseudonymous agent of Professor Moriarty.

This is the second book of short stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle concerning the adventures of the famous detective Sherlock Holmes and his side kick Dr Watson. It contains 12 stories published in The Strand as further episodes of the Adventures between December 1892 and December 1893.View our entire collection of podcasts at www.solgood.orgAll Librivox recordings are in the public domain

Step back in time with Sherlock Holmes Radio, a thrilling series that revitalizes the adventures of Sherlock Holmes in the style of old-time radio dramas. Experience the excitement and suspense as each episode delivers intricate plots and brilliant deductions, all set against the nostalgic backdrop of vintage radio soundscapes.https://www.solgoodmedia.com - Listen to hundreds of audiobooks, thousands of short stories, and ambient sounds all ad free!