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A Study in Scarlet is an 1887 detective novel by Scottish author 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. The book's title derives from a speech given by Holmes, a consulting detective, to his friend and chronicler Watson on the nature of his work, in which he describes the story's murder investigation as his "study in scarlet": "There's the scarlet thread of murder running through the colourless skein of life, and our duty is to unravel it, and isolate it, and expose every inch of it.

"Krasnoe po belomu" (v drugom rasprostranennom perevode "Jetjud v bagrovyh tonah") - detektivnaja povest' Artura Konana Dojla, opublikovannaja v 1887 godu. Imenno v jetom proizvedenii vpervye pojavljaetsja Sherlok Holms. Serija tainstvennyh samoubijstv, proizoshedshih v Londone postavila v tupik syshhikov Skotland-Jarda. I tol'ko genial'nyj Sherlok Holms smog rasputat' jeto slozhnejshee delo....

Nous sommes à Dartmoor, en Angleterre, une lande mystérieuse nimbée de brouillard, parsemée de dangereuses fondrières... Là réside la famille Baskerville. On raconte qu'un chien fantastique aurait surgi de la lande pour assassiner un ancêtre de la famille en 1742... Le jeune héritier sir Henry Baskerville débarque du Canada pour prendre possession du domaine, après la mort inexpliquée de son oncle sir Charles Baskerville.

Most famous for his tales of crime and deduction, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle also had a passion for suspense, the supernatural and the macabre as demonstrated in this collection of gothic short stories. This set contains the stories: The Horror of the Heights, The Lord of Chateau Noir, The Nightmare Room, The Ring of Thoth & The Brazilian Cat. So get ready for Doyle’s vivid spine tingling imagination to unnerve and thrill you in equal measure!

Holmes wird von einem alten Studienkollegen um Hilfe gebeten. Dessen Sohn, Robert Foster, arbeitet in Österreich, Tirol bei den Passionsspielen als Bühnenbildner. Eine Mordserie droht das Schauspiel platzen zu lassen. Angst geht unter den Darstellern um. Holmes verspricht den Fall zu übernehmen. Ganz zu Alice´ Leidwesen. Denn Österreich und Deutschland stehen unter einer radikalen Führung….

Die sechste Leiche gibt Watson ein Rätsel auf. Ragen dem Opfer doch gleich zwei Messer mitten aus der Brust. Doch Holmes ist bereits alles klar. Er konfrontiert seinen Verdächtigen mit den Ermittlungsergebnissen und erfährt dafür eine tragische Geschichte, die ihn, den großen Detektiv, ins Wanken bringt...

Holmes und Watson verfolgen eine erste Spur im Falle der Passionsmorde. Bald kristallisiert sich aber heraus, dass die vermeintlichen Verdächtigen mehr Opfer als Täter darstellen. Doch der Zufall liefert Holmes neue Indizien und schnell ist für ihn klar, dass nur der Eine als Mörder in Frage kommen kann….

FonoLibro se enorgullece en presentar el audiolibro Las Aventuras de Sherlock Holmes de Arthur Connan Doyle, el escritor mundialmente conocido como el maestro del misterio y el suspenso. En esta oportunidad, las impactantes historias del acucioso detective de Baker Street, narrados por su inseparable amigo, el doctor Watson, se recogen en un fascinante compendio de sus más atrayentes títulos: "Escándalo en Bohemia", "La Liga de los Pelirrojos", "El hombre del labio Retorcido", "El Carbunclo Azul", "El Problema Final", "La Aventura de la Casa Vacía".

A Ms. Mary Morstan arrives at 221B Baker Street with a case for Sherlock Holmes and his companion, Dr. John Watson. Some ten years prior, her father, Captain Arthur Morstan, returned to London while on leave from his post in India—only to go missing. Adding another layer to the mystery are six pearls in her possession, having received one per year since 1882. The sixth and most recently received pearl was accompanied by a letter asking for a meeting, claiming Ms. Morstan is a wronged woman.

Cuando sir Arthur Conan Doyle convirtió en personaje popular su Sherlock Holmes, el público incondicional, habituado a leer novelas por entregas en los periódicos y revistas, demandó vorazmente nuevas historias ingeniosas y divertidas. Su autor, que sin duda prefería el relato corto a la novela de gran extensión, publicó varias decenas de nuevos casos para lucir la perspicacia de su detective y entretener los mejores ratos de sus lectores fieles.

This is a story from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes VI collection. In "The Final Problem", perhaps the greatest of the short stories of Sherlock Holmes, the English detective encounters his most formidable rival, Professor Moriarty. 'The Napoleon of Crime' is how Holmes describes his adversary to his faithful companion, Dr Watson, as they move to the ultimate confrontation at the Reichenbach Falls.

Disguised as Diplomats and on behalf of the British Intelligence Holmes and Watson attend the Congo Conference in Berlin. But when a high ranking representative disappears without a trace, the Congress threatens to fail. The German Chancellor, Bismarck, urges Holmes for help.

A few days before Christmas Inspector Lestrade is asking Holmes for assistance in a strange murder case. The extremely challenging and downright dangerous investigation leads them to a catholic abbey in Middlesex, where evil strikes terror into people's hearts.

Included in this collection: "Who Killed Zebedee" by Wilkie Collins, read by Sean Barrett; "Blue Suit" by Edgar Wallace, read by Paul Panting; "A Mysterious Case" by Anna Katharine Green, read by Liza Ross; "The Crooked Man" by Arthur Conan Doyle, read by Stephen Thorne; "Vendetta" by Guy de Maupassant, read by Liza Ross; "The Sapient Monkey" by Headon Hill, read by Paul Panting; and more....

Doug Bradley's Spinechillers takes you into the world of classic short horror stories read by Hollywood horror icons. We get underway with H. P. Lovecraft, who explores dark deception in "The Terrible Old Man". An unearthed, long-forgotten artifact, is protected by powers intent on punishing those who would remove it, in M. R. James' "A Warning to the Curious".

Through tales of ancient curses and international spies...through mysteries featuring men of title and creatures of the night...Tom Conway gives voice to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's clever creation: Sherlock Holmes. The cerebral sleuth is accompanied and assisted by the able Dr. Watson, brought to life by Nigel Bruce.

Volume 9 launches with "The Ash Tree", M. R. James' insight into an enigmatic woman and her rituals around this mysterious tree. A condemned man and over zealous executioners generate shocking results, in Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Los Amigos Fiasco". An immoral wager leads to terror when the dead rise in Ambrose Bierce's "A Watcher by the Dead". Lovecraft takes us exploring through a lost world of ancient evil in "The Nameless City".

Nelle paludi lugubri e desolate di Dartmoor, e' voce popolare che una creatura diabolica, si aggiri nella brughiera sotto forma di gigantesco cane. Questa e' la maledizione che perseguita la famiglia dei Baskerville, per un atroce delitto commesso da un suo avo. E la morte misteriosa di un suo discendente mette alla prova la razionalita' di Watson e anche di Sherlock Holmes, unici a dubitare seriamente dell'origine paranormale del delitto.

Cuando un noble alemán ve amenazado su compromiso con una princesa escandinava por el chantaje de un antiguo amor, recurre al único hombre que puede manejar tan delicado asunto – Sherlock Holmes. Con su “mente calculadora y frío corazón” Holmes lleva a cabo una brillante operación encubierta para reunir toda la información necesaria para salvar el día y ganar su opulenta recompensa. ¿Pero será el legendario Holmes burlado por la ex diva de la ópera, Irene Adler?

From the strange case of 'The Red-Headed League' to the extraordinary tale of 'The Engineer's Thumb', Sherlock Holmes and his assistant Dr Watson grapple with treachery, murder and ingenious crimes of all kinds. But no case is too challenging for the immortal detective's unique power of deduction.