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The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes is a short story collection of twelve Sherlock Holmes pastiches, first published in 1954. It was written by Adrian Conan Doyle, who was the son of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (the creator of Sherlock Holmes), and by John Dickson Carr, who was the authorised biographer of the elder Conan Doyle. [1]
- Adrian Conan Doyle, John Dickson Carr
- 1954
From the son of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and one of America's greatest mystery writers, John Dickson Carr, comes twelve riveting tales based on incidents or elements of the unsolved cases of Sherlock Holmes.
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The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of 12 short stories, Sherlock Holmes pastiches, written by Adrian Conan Doyle and John Dickson Carr published in 1954 by John Murray.
- "The Adventure of The Seven Clocks"
- "The Adventure of The Gold Hunter"
- "The Adventure of The Wax Gamblers"
- "The Adventure of The Highgate Miracle"
- "The Adventure of The Black Baronet"
- "The Adventure of The Sealed Room"
- "The Adventure of Foulkes Rath"
- "The Adventure of The Abbas Ruby"
- "The Adventure of The Dark Angels"
- "The Adventure of The Two Women"
Celia Forsythe, a young companion to Lady Mayo, comes to see Holmes about a charming gentleman named Charles Hendon whom they met during a holiday in Switzerland. Celia witnessed Hendon inexplicably smash a clock in the hotel lobby and, a few days later, another clock in the dining room. She also learned from Hendon's manservant that he has buried ...
Reveland James Appley, a country vicar, consults Holmes on the sudden and mysterious death of Squire John Trelawney, a rich landowner. Scotland Yard has been called in due to the fact that the postmortem has failed to determine the cause of death. Trelawney had recently changed his will, disinheriting his niece and leaving everything to his physici...
Sam Baxter, the night attendant at Madame Taupin's waxworks, comes to consult Sherlock Holmes with his granddaughter Eleanor. In the underground exhibit called the Room of Horrors, there is a tableau of gamblers at a table. Two nights ago, Sam noticed that one of the gamblers was holding fewer cards than usual, as if he had discarded from his hand,...
Mrs. Gloria Cabpleasure wishes to know why her husband James, a diamond broker, "worships" his shabby umbrella. The umbrella has no financial or sentimental value, yet he has not allowed it out of his sight even at night for the past year. She has even had the umbrella taken apart and examined while he was asleep to verify there are no hidden compa...
While on a rest cure in the country, Holmes is called into a case by Inspector Gregson. Colonel Jocelyn Daley, a famous gambler, has been murdered while staying at Lavington Court. Daley was found dead in the hall where he was, according to the butler, about to have wine with Sir Reginald Lavington. Gregson believes Sir Lavington killed Daley out o...
Cora Murray, an old friend of Mrs. Watson's, lives with Colonel and Mrs. Warburton. Last night after dinner, two shots were heard and the Colonel and his wife were found shot in a locked room. It is assumed that Colonel Warburton shot his wife then killed himself. Cora, however, cannot believe the Colonel guilty of such a horrible deed. She runs to...
A rich landowner named Squire Matthias Addleton is murdered at his manor house, Foulkes Rath. He was heard quarreling with his nephew Percy Longton in the evening. Shortly after midnight, hearing a loud cry, servants rushed down to find the Squire lying in a pool of blood and Longton standing next to him with an axe in his hand. The butler heard Sq...
The Abbas Ruby has been stolen. Andrew Joliffe, butler to the horticulturist Sir John Doverton, is suspected. The ruby is normally kept locked in a safe in Sir John's bedroom, but last night it was taken out to be shown to dinner guests. While they were admiring the ruby, Lady Doverton sent Joliffe to light the lamps in the conservatory so the gues...
Daphne Ferrers lives with her father Joshua in an isolated large estate which he purchased five years ago after selling off his vineyards in Sicily and retiring to England. Five months ago, Daphne found nailed to a tree a colored print depicting nine angels in dark robes with the words "six and three" scribbled underneath. Upon seeing it, her fathe...
Holmes is engaged in a sensitive and dangerous case of blackmail involving the Duchess of Carringford, window of a great statesman. On the eve of her daughter's marriage, she has been contacted by a blackmailer who threatens to expose her late husband's secret and ruin the family. Unless the Duchess surrenders copies of state papers kept by her lat...
Feb 23, 2024 · The exploits of Sherlock Holmes by Adrian Conan Doyle. Publication date 1968 Publisher John Murray Collection internetarchivebooks; inlibrary; printdisabled Contributor
Jul 29, 2009 · The exploits of Sherlock Holmes : a collection of Sherlock Holmes adventures based on unsolved cases from the original stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle by Doyle, Adrian Conan; Carr, John Dickson, 1906-1977
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From the son of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and one of America's greatest mystery writers, John Dickson Carr, comes twelve riveting tales based on incidents or elements of the unsolved...
