If ever I saw a murderer's mouth it was there
- a cruel hard gash in the face, compressed, inexorable, & terrible.
In 1901, Conan Doyle finally bowed to public pressure & resurrected the nation's favourite detective. Featuring the last 12 stories ever written about Sherlock Holmes, this collection contains some of Conan Doyle's most villainous & unusual characters. The disillusionment & disenchantment felt in the 1920s is reflected in the darker mood of many of the stories & many believe that the author's developing interest in Spiritualism influenced the themes he chose to explore.