First published 2019
Sherlock Holmes faces seven of his most perplexing investigations in this collection of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's stories. The detective encounters a man with a severed thumb who escaped a mysterious hydraulic press, unravels the disappearance of a nobleman on his wedding day, and investigates a colonel's decades-old secret that drives him to madness. Holmes examines a doctor terrorized by his own patient, meets his equally brilliant brother Mycroft while solving a case involving ancient Greek, and races to recover stolen naval documents that could compromise Britain's security. The collection culminates with Holmes's ultimate confrontation at Reichenbach Falls, where he faces his greatest adversary in what appears to be his final case. Watson chronicles each investigation as Holmes applies his unmatched powers of observation and deduction, revealing the detective's methodical approach to seemingly impossible puzzles and demonstrating why his reputation as London's premier consulting detective remains unshakeable.
Genres: 20th-century, adventure, mystery, thriller, detective, 19th-century
Vibes: suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: amateur-sleuth, deduction
Setting: London
Period: 19th Century
158 pages · Paperback · Tangent 1 Editions