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In this classic Sherlock Holmes tale of treachery, murder, and theft, "The Crooked Man", a long-lost love returns horribly changed, revealing an awful treachery that has been kept secret for decades.

"The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist" is one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It was originally published as part of The Return of Sherlock Holmes in 1903.

This is a story from the The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes I collection.

Edgar Allan Poe, American poet and master of the horror tale, is also credited by many with inventing the American mystery story. "The Gold Bug" is one of his most famous stories. It was first published in the Philadelphia Dollar Newspaper in June 1843, after Poe had won a competition held by the paper and received a prize of $100.

It has been ten years since Jeanie Long was charged with the murder of fifteen-year-old Abigail Mantel. Now residents of the East Yorkshire village of Elvet are disturbed to hear of new evidence proving Jeanie’s innocence. Abigail’s killer is still at large. For one young woman, Emma Bennett, the revelation brings back haunting memories of her vibrant best friend—and of that fearful winter’s day when she had discovered her body lying cold in a ditch.

Commander Kate Holman is on the verge of her life’s dream as the leader of the first manned mission to Mars. Minutes before setting foot on the red planet, her world comes crashing down when she’s abruptly relieved of command. Replaced by the mission’s security officer, she learns that a secret military objective is the true reason for their journey.

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Three very different women come together to complete an environmental survey on the Northumberland countryside. Three women who, in some way or another, know the meaning of betrayal....For team leader Rachael Lambert the project is the perfect opportunity to rebuild her confidence after a double-betrayal by her lover and boss, Peter Kemp. Botanist Anne Preece, on the other hand, sees it as a chance to indulge in a little deception of her own. And then there is Grace Fulwell, a strange, uncommunicative young woman with plenty of her own secrets to hide.

On a hot summer on the Northumberland coast, Julie Armstrong arrives home from a night out to find her son murdered. Luke has been strangled, laid out in a bath of water and covered with wild flowers. This stylized murder scene has Inspector Vera Stanhope and her team intrigued. But now, Vera must work quickly to find this killer who is making art out of death. As local residents are forced to share their private lives, sinister secrets are slowly unearthed. And all the while the killer remains in their midst, waiting for an opportunity to prepare another beautiful, watery grave....

(NOTE: This story is a revised edition of an earlier story, The Adventure of the Assassino Pazzo . If you have already purchased that story, do not also buy this one. Just chose another New Sherlock Holmes mystery.)Sherlock Holmes and I were standing under the balcony of a London hotel when a woman’s body fell from the top floor. The insane Napolitano, recently escaped from Broadmoor, had struck again. Strangely, every one of his victims was a French official living in London. Every day he was murdering and mutilating another victim. France was angry. The treaty with England was at risk. ...

When Inspector Vera Stanhope finds the body of a woman in the sauna room of her local gym, she wonders briefly if, for once in her life, she's uncovered a simple death from natural causes. But a closer inspection reveals bruises around the victim's throat, and Vera quickly realizes she has a murder on her hands.

The New York Times bestseller, praised as "hilariously funny . . . the only way to understand why so many Americans have decided to vote against their own economic and political interests" (Molly Ivins). **Unabridged for the first time with a new introduction** This program is read by the author...

THE ADVENTURE OF THE MORNING GLORY MURDERS. Sherlock Holmes confronts the horrible racial and religious prejudice that was rampant in the Victorian era and helps the heroic victims of those evils discover a new life. A family from Argentina has disappeared and it is feared that they were abducted. Their lives are in danger. The father, a colonel in the Argentine army has enemies from years ago that may be seeking revenge. The gigantic ‘mulatto’ who was the cook in the story about Wisteria Lodge (remember him?) is falsely accused. With his help, Sherlock Holmes must find the family ...

The groom loses his bride 10 minutes after the wedding and Holmes must find her.

Hydraulic engineer Victor Hatherley arrives at 221-B in a state of hysteria, his thumb grossly amputated from his left hand. The Baker Street duo's foray into the case leads to characters and machinations even stranger and more threatening than the case's grotesque genesis.

Un amanecer de 1945, un muchacho es conducido por su padre a un misterioso lugar oculto en el corazón de la ciudad vieja: el Cementerio de los Libros Olvidados. Allí encuentra La Sombra del Viento, un libro maldito que cambiará el rumbo de su vida y le arrastrará a un laberinto de intrigas y...

El detective Sherlock Holmes es un genio de la observación, la deducción lógica y la ciencia forense. Posee un profundo conocimiento de la química y, sobre todo, un sentido común único. Cualquier detalle que parece indiferente, cobra ante sus ojos pleno sentido. Y así, de detalle en detalle, Holmes va encontrando a los culpables de los crímenes que analiza.

Tras la desaparición de su padre, Mary Morstan recibe una extraña carta de alguien que le podría informar sobre el paradero del mismo. El desconocido remitente quiere reunirse con Mary, por lo que la joven acude a Sherlock Holmes, especialista en asuntos extraños. El desconocido resulta ser Thaddeus Sholto, hijo de un buen amigo del padre de Mary. Thaddeus contactó con Mary porque ha encontrado un tesoro en la casa familia; ahora todo lo que tienen que hacer es ir allí y dividirlo.

La historia comienza con el Dr. John Watson, que se instala en Londres para recuperarse de una herida que sufrió mientras actuaba como médico militar durante la Segunda Guerra de Afganistán. Por una serie de casualidades del destino, Watson conoce al excéntrico detective Sherlock Holmes. Ambos acabarán viviendo juntos, resolviendo un caso de asesinato y formando una de las parejas más reconocidas de la literatura. Luis Roberto Guzmán es el encargado de narrar esta novela protagonizada por Sherlock Holmes, personaje creado por Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

El asesinato de Roger Ackroyd rompió todas las reglas de la novela policíaca y convirtió a Agatha Christie en un nombre reconocible. Roger sabe demasiado. Sabe que la mujer que ama envenenó a su brutal primer marido. También sospecha que alguien la ha estado chantajeando. Ahora, trágicamente, le llega la noticia de que se ha quitado la vida con una sobredosis de drogas....

¿Quién puede resistirse a los encantos Sherlock Holmes mientras aprendes español? Aventuras de Sherlock Holmes para estudiantes de español combina el misterio y la intriga de los relatos clásicos de Arthur Conan Doyle con una forma divertida y efectiva de mejorar tu español. En esta edición especial, encontrarás los casos más emocionantes: Escándalo en Bohemia, Un caso de identidad, El misterio del valle de Boscombe, Las cinco semillas de naranja y El carbunclo azul. Esta edición no es una traducción de la obra, es una re-escritura con algunas partes añadidas u omitidas ...

Holmes recibe un mensaje de Porlock, uno de los agentes del profesor Moriarty. A pesar de que la ley ve a Moriarty como inocente, el detective cree firmemente que es artífice y señor de todo un inframundo criminal. Sherlock, ayudado por Watson, descifra el mensaje de Porlock y descubren que la vida de John Douglas, que reside en Birlstone, está en peligro. Poco después, Scotland Yard informa a Sherlock y Watson que el Sr. Douglas fue encontrado asesinado.

La serie televisiva Sherlock presenta al legendario Sherlock Holmes a una nueva generación de seguidores. Este audiolibro reúne los primeros relatos protagonizados por el personaje y permite saborear el atractivo original de las aventuras del detective más famoso del mundo.

Sherlock Holmes es llamado para investigar el misterioso fallecimiento del coronel Barclay. Mientras todos los indicios parecen apuntar hacia su esposa, las circunstancias del caso se tornan más extrañas con cada detalle descubierto. Las huellas de un desconocido y de una criatura peculiar despiertan la curiosidad de Holmes. Detrás del caso se oculta una red de antiguos secretos, rivalidades y traiciones que datan de tiempos de guerra. Holmes deberá utilizar toda su astucia para desvelar la verdad detrás de este enigma, donde nada es lo que parece.