Ergebnis für "Sherlock" in Zeitgenössische Literatur

Der abgeriegelte Londoner Stadtteil Whitechapel ist in Aufruhr. Immer mehr Menschen sterben an der Pest. Die Kriminalität steigt, Schuldige werden gesucht. Krone, Politik und Ermittlungsbehörden sind völlig überfordert. Inmitten dieses Hexenkessels tun Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson und Dr. Meyfried alles, um das Rätsel des Serienkillers "Jack" zu lösen und die Plage des Todes einzudämmen. Dabei stoßen sie auf ein unfassbares Komplott.

Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson reisen in eine südenglische Küstenstadt, wo mutmaßlich ein besonders grausamer Doppelmord geschehen ist. Bei der Untersuchung der verstümmelten Leichen ergibt sich jedoch eine Spur, die ins Meer führt und einen unerwarteten Täter suggeriert.

A Study in Scarlet is an 1887 detective novel by Scottish author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The story marks the first appearance of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, who would become the most famous detective duo in popular fiction.

September 1903: In London treibt ein Serienkiller sein Unwesen, der sich selbst "Jack" nennt und rätselhafte Botschaften hinterlässt. Dieser bringt nicht nur den Tod, sondern auch die Pest, wie Sherlock Holmes herausfindet. Zusammen mit Dr. Watson und dem deutschen Virologen Dr. Adelbert Meyfried versucht er zunächst, gegen die Meinungen der Krone und der Politik, die sich anbahnende Katastrophe zu verhindern. Doch der Zorn Gottes scheint nicht mehr aufzuhalten zu sein.

The Sign of the Four (1890), also called The Sign of Four, is the second novel featuring Sherlock Holmes written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Doyle wrote four novels and 56 short stories featuring the fictional detective. The story is set in 1888. The Sign of the Four has a complex plot involving service in India, the Indian Rebellion of 1857, a stolen treasure, and a secret pact among four convicts ("the Four" of the title) and two corrupt prison guards.

The Return of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of 13 Sherlock Holmes stories, originally published in 1903-1904, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The stories were published in the Strand Magazine in Great Britain, and Collier's in the United States. The book was first published in February 1905 by McClure, Phillips & Co. (New York) then on 7 March 1905 by Georges Newnes, Ltd. (London) and was the first Holmes collection since 1893, when Holmes had "died" in "The Final Problem".

The Return of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of 13 Sherlock Holmes stories, originally published in 1903-1904, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The stories were published in the Strand Magazine in Great Britain, and Collier's in the United States. The book was first published in February 1905 by McClure, Phillips & Co. (New York) then on 7 March 1905 by Georges Newnes, Ltd. (London) and was the first Holmes collection since 1893, when Holmes had "died" in "The Final Problem".

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of Sherlock Holmes stories, originally published in 1893, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Doyle had decided that these would be the last collection of Holmes's stories, and intended to kill him off in "The Final Problem". Reader demand stimulated him to write another Holmes adventure - The Hound of the Baskervilles. In "The Return of Sherlock Holmes", Holmes relates the aftermath of "The Final Problem", and how he survived. Content: I. The Adventure of Silver Blaze / II.

The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes is the final set of twelve (out of a total of fifty-six) Sherlock Holmes short stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle first published in the Strand Magazine between October 1921 and April 1927. The first British edition and the first American edition of the collection were both published in June 1927. However, they had slightly different titles.

The recent death of one of the descendants of Dr. Watson has brought to light his personal papers. These include a number of stories that Dr. Watson suppressed at the time for various reasons. As all involved are long dead, the inheritor has agreed to the publication of a set of eight of the most interesting adventures.

The Valley of Fear is the fourth and final Sherlock Holmes novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It is loosely based on the Molly Maguires and Pinkerton agent James McParland. The story was first published in the Strand Magazine between September 1914 and May 1915. The first book edition was copyrighted in 1914, and it was first published by George H. Doran Company in New York on 27 February 1915, and illustrated by Arthur I. Keller.

The Hound of the Baskervilles is the third of the four crime novels written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle featuring the detective Sherlock Holmes. Originally serialised in The Strand Magazine from August 1901 to April 1902, it is set largely on Dartmoor in Devon in England's West Country and tells the story of an attempted murder inspired by the legend of a fearsome, diabolical hound of supernatural origin. Sherlock Holmes and his companion Dr. Watson investigate the case.

Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson machen sich auf die Suche nach einem abgängigen Ehemann. Alles deutet auf einen Mord hin, doch die Leiche bleibt unauffindbar. Der Hauptverdächtige ist ein Bettler mit entstelltem Gesicht.

Jeremy Smyth, von Smyth Industry, liegt tot in seinem Bett. Die Zimmertüre von innen verschlossen, seine rechte Hand ruht neben seinem Kopf, den Revolver noch immer haltend. Alles deutet auf Selbstmord hin. Doch Holmes hegt so seine Zweifel. Befragungen der Angehörigen bringen zu Tage, dass Mr. Smyth ein Freund des Pferderennens war und erhebliche Summen verwettet hatte.

When Dr. Watson returns to London from a weekend seminar, he finds hat Sherlock Holmes has been arrested. Inspector Lestrade refers Watson to a questionable psychiatric hospital where Holmes is jailed for mental incapacity.

When Dr. Watson returns to London from a weekend seminar, he finds hat Sherlock Holmes has been arrested. Inspector Lestrade refers Watson to a questionable psychiatric hospital where Holmes is jailed for mental incapacity.

There is a mole hiding in the British Embassy in Brussels. Important secret papers regarding the colonial politics have been stolen. In order to keep a diplomatic and international crisis from happening Holmes and Watson travel, of course incognito, to Belgium. There they want to put a stop to the traitor's game.

There is a mole hiding in the British Embassy in Brussels. Important secret papers regarding the colonial politics have been stolen. In order to keep a diplomatic and international crisis from happening Holmes and Watson travel, of course incognito, to Belgium. There they want to put a stop to the traitor's game.

On behalf of the British Museum Holmes and Watson travel to Wales. A dinosaur skull that was found in a coal mine was stolen before its transport to London. Finding the thief, however, turns out to be a challenge. It seems that the Celtic natives have other plans with the fossil.

Baron Collingwood's eldest son and title heir dies from a mysterious illness. Now that the second eldest son is also in bad condition, it seems that a curse has befallen the family. Neither doctors nor police are able to find the cause. Confronted with a riddle the Baron hires Holmes and Watson to solve the mystery before it is tool late.