Sherlock Holmes The Golden Years

Sherlock Holmes lamented, "I fear that retirement will elude me." It surely does in this five-story chronicle: The saga begins with The Bonnie Bag of Bones that lead the infamous duo on a not-so-merry chase into the mythical mountains of Scotland and ultimately to the "the woman" who is tangled within a mystery that has haunted Holmes for a quarter century. Curse of the Black Feather continues the adventure in which Holmes teams up with the Irregulars and a gypsy matriarch, to expose a diabolical "baby-farming" enterprise. Their quest arouses a vicious adversary, Ciarán Malastier, who has Holmes struggling for his very life. Maestro of Mysteries begins with a summons to Mycroft's office and ends with a deadly chase in Undertown, far beneath the streets of London. Malastier escapes, but only into the next adventure. The Cure that Kills sees Holmes and Watson in hot pursuit of Ciarán Malastier, racing across America and pitting them against the largest detective organization in the world. In the final story, The Kongo Nkis Spirit Train, Holmes and Watson travel to the Dark Continent to derail a "spirit train" that ensnares people's spirit, and enslaves their bodies. In the end, this historically accurate chronicle sheds new light on greatest mystery of all, Sherlock Holmes himself.

Sherlock Holmes lamented, “I fear that retirement will elude me.” It surely does in this five-story chronicle, Sherlock Holmes – The Golden Years. The saga begins with The Bonnie Bag of Bones, which leads the famous duo on a chase into the legendary mountains of Scotland. In Curse of the Black Feather, Holmes teams up with the Irregulars and a gypsy matriarch to expose a diabolical “baby-farming” enterprise. Their adventure continues through Maestro of Mysteries – with a deadly hunt under the streets of London – and The Cure that Kills – with a race across America and against the largest detective organization in the world. In the final story, The Kongo Nkis Spirit Train, Holmes and Watson travel to the Dark Continent to derail a “spirit train” that ensnares people’s spirits and enslaves their bodies. Kim Krisco follows in the footsteps of the master storyteller Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, adding five new and exciting, Sherlock Holmes adventures to the canon. He captures the voice and style of Doyle, as Holmes and Watson find themselves unraveling mysteries in, and around, pre-WWI London that, as Holmes puts it, “appears to have taken on an unsavory European influence.”

The Bonnie Bag of Bones: Holmes and Watson are led to the myth-laden mountains of Scotland where Irene Adler is involved with a 25 year old mystery. Curse of the Black Feather: Holmes and the Irregulars seek to expose a "baby-farming" scheme; as they investigate, they attract the attention of a dangerous adversary, Ciarán Malastier. Maestro of Mysteries: Mycroft sends Homes on an investigation that leads to another confrontation with Malastier, but ends with a deadly chase in Undertown. The Cure that Kills: Holmes and Watson continue to pursue Malastier across America, a chase that pitts them against the Pinkertons. The Kongo Mkisi Spirit Train: the magnificent Cape to Cairo railway is stalled by a "spirit train" that steals human spirits.

In 1891, Sherlock Holmes in a struggle with his arch-enemy, the Napoleon of Crime, Professor James Moriarty, plunged with him over the Reichenbach Falls to his inevitable death. All of England - indeed the entire world - mourned the irreplaceable loss of the world's greatest detective. And that's where things stood until 1894 when Holmes suddenly reappeared in London, revealing himself to his friend Dr. John Watson, and resumed his activities as a consulting detective. Holmes remained very quiet and mysterious on those missing three years, never really revealing precisely where he'd been and what he'd done in the 'hidden years." Now, in this anthology of original stories the truth about those thirty-five months is unveiled and Holmes' adventures described. While some stories place Holmes in such familiar locations as New York and San Francisco, others find him high in the Himalayas or above the Arctic Circle. With stories from such writers as Rhys Bowen, Peter Beagle, Carolyn Wheat, Michael Collins and many others, Sherlock Holmes: The Hidden Years is a must-have book for every fan who has every wondered about the untold adventures of Sherlock Holmes.

This collection of the fictional exploits of the world's first consulting detective gathers in one volume the thirteen stories of the second series, which took place after Holmes' apparent "death" at Reichenbach Falls. First published in the Strand Magazine from October 1903 to December 1904, these tales were reprinted in book form almost immediately afterward, in the spring of 1905.From sinister graffiti to the mysterious destruction of multiple busts of Napoleon to the kidnapped son of a duke, Holmes's powers of deduction and cool reserve will be tested at every turn in these classic yarns: "The Adventure of the Empty House" "The Adventure of the Norwood Builder" "The Adventure of the Dancing Man" "The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist" "The Adventure of the Priory School" "The Adventure of Black Peter" "The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton" "The Adventure of the Six Napoleons" "The Adventure of the Three Students" "The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez" "The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter" "The Adventure of the Abbey Grange" "The Adventure of the Second Stain"This replica edition of the first publication of these tales includes all the original illustrations by Sidney Paget.Scottish surgeon and political activist SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE (1859-1930) turned his passions into stories and novels, producing fiction and nonfiction works sometimes controversial (The Great Boer War, 1900), sometimes fanciful (The Coming of the Fairies, 1922), and sometimes legendary (The Hound of the Baskervilles, 1902).

"The Return of Sherlock Holmes" is the third series of stories featuring the world's most famous detective, Sherlock Holmes. This particular book is the tenth story of the third series. Enjoy Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's imagination as you read "The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez".*Matte cover with wrap-around cover art*

The entire series of Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle is now available in large print, using the best practices for senior readers and those who are visually impaired. Each story includes the original Sherlock Holmes mystery as well as a note from the series editor, Craig Stephen Copland, the author of the New Sherlock Holmes Mysteries books. A Golden Pince-Nez was found beside the body of a professor's young assistant. The murderer, a woman Sherlock assures us, has disappeared. The story reaches back decades to Russian anarchists who were betrayed by one of their own. A May-December marriage has gone bitter. Revenge will be taken. These books are great gifts for someone you care about who needs a larger size print to be able to enjoy these wonderful stories.

Three years after his supposed death at the Reichenbach Falls, Sherlock Holmes returns to 221B Baker Street, to the astonishment of Dr Watson and the delight of readers worldwide. From kidnapped heirs to murder by harpoon, Holmes and Watson have their work cut out for them in these brilliant later tales. This collection also includes His Last Bow, a series of recollections from an older Sherlock Holmes of further adventures from his life. Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. In this edition, Sherlock scholar David Stuart Davies provides both an illuminating afterword and a fascinating chronology of the Sherlock Holmes stories.

"TO Sherlock Holmes she is always the woman. I have seldom heard him mention her under any other name. In his eyes she eclipses and predominates the whole of her sex. It was not that he felt any emotion akin to love for Irene Adler. All emotions, and that one particularly, were abhorrent to his cold, precise, but admirably balanced mind. He was, I take it, the most perfect reasoning and observing machine that the world has seen; but, as a lover, he would have placed himself in a false position. He never spoke of the softer passions, save with a gibe and a sneer. They were admirable things for the observer -- excellent for drawing the veil from men's motives and actions...."

Published in 1904, Doyle's The Return of Sherlock Holmes revives his famous character Holmes after his deadly encounter with the wicked Professor Moriarty in The Adventure of the Empty House. The collection contains stories such well-loved tales as The Adventure of the Six Napoleons and The Adventure of Black Peter.