Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Novels and Stories (Volume II)

Since his first appearance in Beeton s Christmas Annual in 1887, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle s Sherlock Holmes has been one of the most beloved fictional characters ever created. Now, in two paperback volumes, Bantam presents all fifty-six short stories and four novels featuring Conan Doyle s classic hero--a truly complete collection of Sherlock Holmes s adventures in crime!

Volume II begins with The Hound of the Baskervilles, a haunting novel of murder on eerie Grimpen Moor, which has rightly earned its reputation as the finest murder mystery ever written. The Valley of Fear matches Holmes against his archenemy, the master of imaginative crime, Professor Moriarty. In addition, the loyal Dr. Watson has faithfully recorded Holmes s feats of extraordinary detection in such famous cases as the thrilling The Adventure of the Red Circle and the twelve baffling adventures from The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes. 

Conan Doyle's incomparable tales bring to life a Victorian England of horse-drawn cabs, fogs, and the famous lodgings at 221B Baker Street, where for more than forty years Sherlock Holmes earned his undisputed reputation as the greatest fictional detective of all time. 

About The Author
Arthur Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1859. A Study in Scarlet, his first novel and Sherlock Holmes story, was published in Beeton's Christmas Annual in 1887. He was the author of more than fifty novels, ranging in genre from science fiction to historical fiction. He died in 1930.

Table Of Contents

• Introduction by Loren D. Estleman
• The Hound of the Baskervilles
• The Valley of Fear
• His Last Bow
• The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge
• 1. The Singular Experience of Mr. John Scott Eccles
• 2. The Tiger of San Pedro
• The Adventure of the Cardboard Box
• The Adventure of the Red Circle
• The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans
• The Adventure of the Dying Detective
• The Disappearance of Lady Carfax
• The Adventure of the Devil's Foot
• His Last Bow
• The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
• The Adventure of the Illustrious Client
• The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier
• The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone
• The Adventure of the Three Gables
• The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire
• The Adventure of the Three Garridebs
• The Problem of Thor Bridge
• The Adventure of the Creeping Man
• The Adventure of the Lion's Mane
• The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger
• The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place
• The Adventure of the Retired Colourman