Sherlock : the essential Arthur Conan Doyle adventures / Arthur Conan Doyle ; selected and introduced by Mark Gatiss & Steven Moffat.

By: Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930 [author.]Contributor(s): Gatiss, Mark [writer of introduction.] | Moffat, Steven, 1961- [writer of introduction.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : BBC Books, 2015Description: 553 pages ; 25 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781785940163Uniform titles: Sherlock (Television program : 2010- ) Subject(s): Holmes, Sherlock (Fictitious character) -- Fiction | Watson, John H. (Fictitious character) -- Fiction | Private investigators -- FictionGenre/Form: Detective and mystery fiction. | Short stories. DDC classification: 823.8
Contents:
A Study In Scarlet -- The Sign of Four -- A Scandal in Bohemia -- The Red-Headed League -- A Case of Identity -- The Man with the Twisted Lip -- The Blue Carbuncle -- The Speckled Band -- Silver Blaze -- The Yellow Face -- The Musgrave Ritual -- The Greek Interpreter -- The Final Problem -- The Hound of the Baskervilles -- The Empty House -- Charles Augustus Milverton -- The Bruce-Partington Plans -- The Devil's Foot -- The Dying Detective.
Summary: The hit BBC series Sherlock has introduced a whole new generation of fans to Arthur Conan Doyle's legendary detective. In this unique collection, Sherlock co-creators Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss have selected their all-time favourite Sherlock Holmes adventures, providing readers a curated masterclass in crime fiction. Each of these nineteen tales, from Sherlock's first appearance in A Study in Scarlet to the late classic The Dying Detective, is a potent mix of murder, suspense, cryptic clues, red herrings, and revenge - a ground-breaking combination of forensic science and bold storytelling. Sherlock Holmes established new rules for what a fictional hero could be, and provided a template for detective stories we still follow today. Includes introductions by Steven and Mark for each story.
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"This book is published to accompany the television series entitled Sherlock, first broadcast on BBC One in 2012"--Title page verso.

A Study In Scarlet -- The Sign of Four -- A Scandal in Bohemia -- The Red-Headed League -- A Case of Identity -- The Man with the Twisted Lip -- The Blue Carbuncle -- The Speckled Band -- Silver Blaze -- The Yellow Face -- The Musgrave Ritual -- The Greek Interpreter -- The Final Problem -- The Hound of the Baskervilles -- The Empty House -- Charles Augustus Milverton -- The Bruce-Partington Plans -- The Devil's Foot -- The Dying Detective.

The hit BBC series Sherlock has introduced a whole new generation of fans to Arthur Conan Doyle's legendary detective. In this unique collection, Sherlock co-creators Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss have selected their all-time favourite Sherlock Holmes adventures, providing readers a curated masterclass in crime fiction. Each of these nineteen tales, from Sherlock's first appearance in A Study in Scarlet to the late classic The Dying Detective, is a potent mix of murder, suspense, cryptic clues, red herrings, and revenge - a ground-breaking combination of forensic science and bold storytelling. Sherlock Holmes established new rules for what a fictional hero could be, and provided a template for detective stories we still follow today. Includes introductions by Steven and Mark for each story.

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