Forfatter fødeår: f. 1859-1930
Forfatters profession: Sir
Mr. Hall Pycroft got left without a job after the company he worked for closed down. When Pycroft finally found a new workplace at Mawson & William's firm, he... Læs mere
"The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place" is the very last Sherlock Holmes story. This ultimate investigation takes him to Berkshire, to a racing stable called... Læs mere
Nathan Garrideb comes to Sherlock Holmes, asking for help to find someone with the same surname as him. If he can find such a person, Nathan can touch a $5 million... Læs mere
The pawnbroker Jabez Wilson comes to Sherlock Holmes because his suspicions for his weird but well-paid job got bigger. He was actually hired solely because of his flamboyant red... Læs mere
Lady Frances Carfax has abruptly left her room at the Hôtel National in Lausanne and has not been heard of for weeks. Had she not been a woman, she would have... Læs mere
The British gentlemen John Scott Eccles comes to see Sherlock Holmes at 221B Baker Street about a "grotesque" affair. But before he has time to say what is so grotesque... Læs mere
Trevor Bennett is engaged to Edith Presbury and works for her father, a professor. The latter is himself engaged to another young lady and colleague’s daughter, Alice... Læs mere
Miss Susan Cushing of Croydon receives a most unusual package in the mail from Belfast. The cardboard box addressed to her contains two human ears, preserved in salt.... Læs mere
Violet Hunter has been offered a position as a governess by Jephro Rucastle, owner of the country estate the Copper Beaches, in Hampshire. She wants to have Sherlock... Læs mere
Sherlock Holmes is hired for another case. The target this time is a professional blackmailer who buys compromising letters of people and then presses them... Læs mere
Dr. Watson goes to an opium den, trying to track down the husband of one of his wife’s friends but the man is not the only person he finds there... Sherlock Holmes is there... Læs mere
John Openshaw lives with his uncle Elias, who used to live on a plantation in the States. Strange things have been happening of late in their home. There’s a door that is always... Læs mere