The Hidden Cases of Sherlock Holmes - Book 1

di César Costa (Autore)

CM Books, 2019

This first volume is composed of four stories narrating untold adventures of the most famous detective in the world: Sherlock Holmes. Here, his partner, John Watson, already very aged, get his notebook back to bring light into new adventures never unveiled to other people. Some cases have simply been forgotten, while some others were just too embarrassing to be shared... Until now. Tales in this volume: The Strange Disappearance of Lord Widston. The Case Of Reading's Boxer. The Mysterious Theft of La Señora. The Crime of Sherlock Holmes. In “The Strange Disappearance of Lord Widston”, Sherlock Holmes will receive the unexpected visit of a lad, who sought for the detective in hope of finding out what has happened with his father, a rich importer of Indian products, who vanished after his last travel. A mystery that will require even more of the detective wits in discovering what happened with a man, miles away, in a foreign country. For “The Case of Reading’s Boxer”. On an ordinary day, which boredom was dominating the most famous Londoner detective, a snippet in the newspaper and the visit of a young miss could bring the action back to Sherlock Holmes. An important diplomat is found dead inside his house. The Scotland Yard takes his secretary in custody soon after. When all the evidences point to this lad, Sherlock must discover what really happened and seek the facts to either prove his guilty or a huge injustice. Sherlock Holmes was never keen into arts, but in “The Mysterious Theft of La Señora”, he will have to find the whereabouts of a priceless painting that vanished from the walls of London’s museum, where it was for a public exhibition. Holmes don’t believe that there is a perfect crime, although, this time, it seems that the thief will win. However, Sherlock never gives up and won’t rest until he can solve this enigma. Can he, once again, fit the last piece of the puzzle? Could an honourable man, the top detective of all, turn into a murderer? In “The Crime of Sherlock Holmes”, the detective is accused of murdering a potential client. Compelling evidences point to Sherlock as the crime perpetrator. Top secret plans from the British Army falls into the wrong hands, and Mycroft Holmes, Sherlock’s brother, is responsible for leaking it. Would Sherlock be able to kill the man behind the charges, so his brother wouldn’t be blamed? Mycroft himself join Lestrade and Watson in their investigation to free his brother from the upcoming sentence.

• Autore: César Costa
• Anno edizione: 2019
• Editore: CM Books
• Formato: EPUB2 con DRMFREE
• Compatibilità: Tutti i dispositivi (eccetto Kindle)
• Layout: Reflowable
• EAN: 9781547591138

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