Description
Product ID: | 9781847498878 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Series: | Alma Junior Classics |
Title: | His Last Bow |
Subtitle: | Annotated Edition |
Authors: | Author: Arthur Conan Doyle |
Page Count: | 240 |
Subjects: | Classic crime and mystery fiction, Classic crime, Short stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Crime and mystery fiction, Short stories, Crime & mystery fiction (Children's / Teenage) |
Description: | Select Guide Rating Published a quarter of a century after the first book of Holmes adventures, and including the famous titular story 'His Last Bow: The War Service of Sherlock Holmes', this collection shows the detective's powers of deduction at their most dazzling, proving that Conan Doyle's ability to entertain and surprise remain undiminished. A mysterious murder near Esher, a gruesome delivery of two human ears packed in coarse salt, the disappearance of secret submarine plans, the sudden descent into madness of two brothers – these are only some of the apparently unsolvable cases contained in this volume, which the great sleuth, assisted by his trusted friend Doctor Watson, is challenged to clear up with the aid of his sagacity and unrivalled analytical skills. Published a quarter of a century after the first book of Holmes adventures, and including the famous titular story ‘His Last Bow: The War Service of Sherlock Holmes’, this collection shows the detective’s powers of deduction at their most dazzling, proving that Conan Doyle’s ability to entertain and surprise remain undiminished. |
Imprint Name: | Alma Classics |
Publisher Name: | Alma Books Ltd |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2023-01-25 |