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A Scandal in Bohemia
Arthur Conan Doyle
3 days •
ⓘ 1891 • Sherlock Holmes pits his cunning against a new adversary, Irene Adler, to help the King of Bohemia.
The Adventure of the Red-Headed League
Arthur Conan Doyle
3 days •
ⓘ 1891 • A cushy job, salary for life, and all because of one's hair color. But is it too good to be true? Sherlock Holmes investigates.
A Case of Identity
Arthur Conan Doyle
2 days •
ⓘ 1891 • Sherlock Holmes investigates the case of groom who mysteriously disappears on his wedding day.
The Boscombe Valley Mystery
Arthur Conan Doyle
3 days •
ⓘ 1891 • Expatriates from Australia take centerstage in a murder mystery, entangling multiple generations, and it seems only Sherlock Holmes has the answers.
The Five Orange Pips
Arthur Conan Doyle
3 days •
ⓘ 1891 • Sherlock Holmes investigates a series of sudden deaths connected with an apparently omnipotent secret society.
A Study in Scarlet
Arthur Conan Doyle
17 days •
ⓘ 1887 • Meet Sherlock Holmes, consulting detective. Together, he and Dr. Watson uncover murder and a love story that spans the world.
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Arthur Conan Doyle
24 days •
ⓘ 1902 • A diabolical hell hound has leapt out of legends to ravage the moors in England's West Country. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson dive in to protect the remaining Baskerville heir.
The Sign of the Four
Arthur Conan Doyle
21 days •
ⓘ 1890 • A stolen treasure, a secret pact, and treachery in India leads to a deadly mystery for Sherlock Holmes to unravel.
The Man with the Twisted Lip
Arthur Conan Doyle
4 days •
ⓘ 1891 • A responsible businessman has disappeared. His wife swears she saw him at the window of a local opium den - but he is nowhere to be found! Can Sherlock Holmes piece together the puzzle?
The Adventure of the Empty House
Arthur Conan Doyle
4 days •
ⓘ 1903 • Years after Holmes' disaster at the Reichenback Falls, Watson (still fascinated by crime) checks the scene where a young gambler was recently shot in a closed room.
The Final Problem
Arthur Conan Doyle
4 days •
ⓘ 1893 • Determined to finally defeat criminal mastermind Professor Moriarty, Sherlock Holmes takes Watson on a chase across England and into Switzerland, to the brink of the Reichenbach Falls.
The Valley of Fear
Arthur Conan Doyle
23 days •
ⓘ 1915 • A mysterious cipher leads Sherlock Holmes and Watson into the midst of a bloody murder mystery, with Professor Moriarty's sinister hand behind events. But not all is as it seems.
The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle
Arthur Conan Doyle
3 days •
ⓘ 1892 • A Christmas goose dropped in the street reveals the priceless - and recently stolen - Blue Carbuncle jewel inside! Sherlock Holmes leaps at the chance to take a gander at the fowl mystery.
The Adventure of the Speckled Band
Arthur Conan Doyle
4 days •
ⓘ 1892 • Helen Stoner's sister recently perished, warning of "the speckled band," and now Helen feels her own life is in danger! Her mysterious and violent stepfather is the prime suspect. Sherlock Holmes sets out to investigate.
The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb
Arthur Conan Doyle
3 days •
ⓘ 1892 • An engineer is brought to a mysterious location to inspect a hydraulic press - and ends up fleeing for his life! Can Sherlock Holmes unravel his frightening mystery?
The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor
Arthur Conan Doyle
4 days •
ⓘ 1892 • At the wedding of Lord St. Simon and Hatty, the new bridge suddenly disappears from the reception. Sherlock Holmes attempts to unravel how she fled and why.
The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet
Arthur Conan Doyle
4 days •
ⓘ 1892 • A banker accepts the valuable Beryl Coronet as collateral for a loan, only to find his own son breaking the coronet in the night! Sherlock Holmes, however, feels the son is innocent.
The Adventure of the Copper Beeches
Arthur Conan Doyle
4 days •
ⓘ 1892 • Violet Hunter has been offered a job as governess with an extraordinary salary, but must agree to seveal strange conditions, including the length of her hair. Sherlock Holmes suspects foul play.
Silver Blaze
Arthur Conan Doyle
3 days •
ⓘ 1892 • Sherlock Holmes is pulled into the mysterious disappearance of a famous race horse and the apparent murder of its trainer.
The Yellow Face
Arthur Conan Doyle
3 days •
ⓘ 1893 • A man implores Sherlock Holmes to help him uncover the reason behind his wife's mysterious behavior.
The Stockbroker's Clerk
Arthur Conan Doyle
3 days •
ⓘ 1893 • The mysterious behavior of a man's new managers sends him to Sherlock Holmes.
The Gloria Scott
Arthur Conan Doyle
3 days •
ⓘ 1893 • A story from Sherlock Holmes' youth, in which he unravels a dark secret from his friend's father's past.
The Musgrave Ritual
Arthur Conan Doyle
3 days •
ⓘ 1893 • After Reginald Musgrave fires a servant for reading a secret family document, the servant and a maid disappear. Sherlock Holmes investigates the mystery.
The Reigate Puzzle
Arthur Conan Doyle
3 days •
ⓘ 1893 • While resting on a friend's estate, Sherlock Holmes is drawn into a new mystery after a puzzling robbery leads to murder.
The Crooked Man
Arthur Conan Doyle
3 days •
ⓘ 1893 • A man is dead and his wife is the prime suspect. But Sherlock Holmes is not convinced the case is as simple as it appears.
The Resident Patient
Arthur Conan Doyle
3 days •
ⓘ 1893 • A doctor's unusual employer has begun acting mysteriously following news of a robbery. Sherlock Holmes investigates.
The Greek Interpreter
Arthur Conan Doyle
3 days •
ⓘ 1893 • Enter Mycroft, Sherlock Holmes' remarkable brother, who consults Sherlock about a disturbing event involving his neighbor.
The Naval Treaty
Arthur Conan Doyle
5 days •
ⓘ 1893 • Sherlock Holmes is thrust into the world of international espionage as a vital naval treaty goes missing.
The Adventure of the Empty House
Arthur Conan Doyle
3 days •
ⓘ 1903 • Sherlock Holmes is dead and gone, but left Watson addicted to the mystery of crime. When the Honourable Ronald Adair is murdered, Watson cannot stay away.
The Adventure of the Norwood Builder
Arthur Conan Doyle
4 days •
ⓘ 1903 • After naming a lawyer his sole beneficiary, a builder called Jonas Oldacre is found dead. The lawyer is suspected but Sherlock Holmes doubts his guilt.
The Adventure of the Dancing Men
Arthur Conan Doyle
4 days •
ⓘ 1903 • American Elsie Patrick is being terrorized by a series of mysterious messages written in a strange code. Her husband rushes to Sherlock Holmes for aide.
The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist
Arthur Conan Doyle
3 days •
ⓘ 1903 • After being hired under mysterious circumstances, a woman finds herself constantly trailed by an unknown cyclist. Sherlock Holmes is on the case.
The Adventure of the Priory School
Arthur Conan Doyle
5 days •
ⓘ 1904 • The Duke of Holdernesse's son has been kidnapped from school and at least one dead body lays in wait for the man on the case: Sherlock Holmes.
The Adventure of Black Peter
Arthur Conan Doyle
3 days •
ⓘ 1904 • Just about everyone in Peter Carey's life may have wanted him dead, but who could have ran a harpoon through him and into the wall behind? Sherlock Holmes sets to find out.
The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton
Arthur Conan Doyle
3 days •
ⓘ 1904 • A woman ensnared by "the king of blackmailers" recruits Sherlock Holmes to bring down the "the worst man in London" by any means necessary
The Adventure of the Six Napoleons
Arthur Conan Doyle
3 days •
ⓘ 1904 • Sherlock Holmes sets out to uncover who is smashing identical busts of Napoleon - and committing murder.
The Adventure of the Three Students
Arthur Conan Doyle
2 days •
ⓘ 1904 • Three students, about to undergo a rigorous exam for a scholarship, are suspected of cheating. Sherlock Holmes uncovers the unlikely culprit.
The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez
Arthur Conan Doyle
3 days •
ⓘ 1904 • Professor Coram has been murdered and Sherlock Holmes must solve the mystery with just one clue: a pair of pince-nez glasses.
The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter
Arthur Conan Doyle
3 days •
ⓘ 1904 • Sherlock Holmes is recruited to find Godfrey Staunton, a rugby player who has disappeared just before a critical match.
The Adventure of the Abbey Grange
Arthur Conan Doyle
4 days •
ⓘ 1904 • Sir Eustace Brackenstall has been killed, apparently by burglars, but the inspector isn't convinced. He brings in Sherlock Holmes to uncover the truth.
The Adventure of the Second Stain
Arthur Conan Doyle
4 days •
ⓘ 1904 • War looks likely after an import document is stolen from government officials. The Prime Minister recruits Sherlock Holmes to retrieve the document before it's too late.
The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge
Arthur Conan Doyle
5 days •
ⓘ 1908 • John Scott Eccles awakes to an empty home, all the servants and his host vanished. He seeks answers from Sherlock Holmes.
The Complete Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle
251 days •
ⓘ 1927 • All the stories of the famous "consulting detective" Sherlock Holmes and his loyal friend Dr. John Watson.
The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place
Arthur Conan Doyle
2 days •
ⓘ 1927 • So many strange things are occuring at a respectable racing stable, not least the owner going mad, that Sherlock Holmes can't resist uncovering the mystery.
The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger
Arthur Conan Doyle
2 days •
ⓘ 1927 • A mysterious lodger hides her face, screams in the night, and has started to die. Her puzzled landlady seeks help from Sherlock Holmes.
The Adventure of the Retired Colourman
Arthur Conan Doyle
2 days •
ⓘ 1926 • An art supply dealer's wife has vanished and Sherlock Holmes... would be on the case if he weren't so busy! Watson sets out to help instead.
The Adventure of the Lion's Mane
Arthur Conan Doyle
2 days •
ⓘ 1926 • The sudden appearance - and death - of a friend's teacher rips Sherlock Holmes out of his quiet retirement.
The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier
Arthur Conan Doyle
3 days •
ⓘ 1926 • James Dodd hopes Sherlock Holmes can find his old army friend and uncover why his father is lying about the man's disapperance.
The Adventure of the Three Gables
Arthur Conan Doyle
2 days •
ⓘ 1926 • A strange offer to buy a home and all the possessions within draws Sherlock Holmes into a tangled web of loyalties and dark histories.
The Adventure of the Illustrious Client
Arthur Conan Doyle
3 days •
ⓘ 1924 • A mysterious, perhaps royal client enlists Sherlock Holmes to save a young woman before from her murderous new suitor.
His Last Bow
Arthur Conan Doyle
2 days •
ⓘ 1917 • On the eve of World War, a German spy aims to escape from England with the help of his informant Altamont. Can Sherlock Holmes foil their plans?
The Adventure of the Three Garridebs
Arthur Conan Doyle
2 days •
ⓘ 1924 • A man with an unusual last name must find others with the same name to unlock a vast fortune and asks Sherlock Holmes to help, but isn't ready for the shocking discoveries in store.
The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire
Arthur Conan Doyle
2 days •
ⓘ 1924 • Sherlock Holmes is enlisted to investigate the vampiric and violent behavior of Mrs. Ferguson.
The Adventure of the Creeping Man
Arthur Conan Doyle
3 days •
ⓘ 1923 • A respected professor's strange behavior and disappearances forces his future son-in-law to seek help from Sherlock Holmes.
The Problem of Thor Bridge
Arthur Conan Doyle
3 days •
ⓘ 1922 • After the murder of his wife, a wealthy senator appeals to Sherlock Holmes to find the true culprit. A dark and desperate history awaits the famous slueth.
The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax
Arthur Conan Doyle
2 days •
ⓘ 1911 • Watson is on his own! Sherlock Holmes sends him to the continent to track down Lady Frances Carfax and the strange man who was hounding her.
The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone
Arthur Conan Doyle
2 days •
ⓘ 1921 • Sherlock Holmes pits his wits against a dangerous diamond thief who aims to murder the famous detective.
The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans
Arthur Conan Doyle
3 days •
ⓘ 1908 • Sherlock Holmes is enlisted to hunt down missing military intel and unravel a dark murder.
The Adventure of the Dying Detective
Arthur Conan Doyle
2 days •
ⓘ 1913 • Sherlock Holmes is on death's door, infected with a rare disease. Not even Watson can help. But who is the mysterious stranger Holmes insists on witnessing his fatal affliction?
The Adventure of the Red Circle
Arthur Conan Doyle
2 days •
ⓘ 1911 • A baffled landlord enlists Sherlock Holmes to learn who, exactly, has rented a room in her home, why no one has seen them in many days, and what they are hiding.
The Adventure of the Devil's Foot
Arthur Conan Doyle
3 days •
ⓘ 1910 • Sherlock Holmes' holiday is interrupted when a man's family is mysteriously driven insane overnight.
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