The publication in 2004 of Leslie S. Klinger's brilliant new annotations of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's 56 short stories created a Holmes sensation. Here in this eagerly awaited third volume Klinger reassembles Doyle's four seminal novels in their original order with over 1 000 new notes 350 illustrations & period photographs & tantalizing new Sherlockian theories. Inside readers will find: A Study in Scarlet (1887)
- a tale of murder & revenge that tells of Holmes & Dr. Watson's first meeting; The Sign of Four (1889)
- a cinematic tale of lost treasure; the Hound of the Baskervilles (1901)
- hailed as the greatest mystery novel of all time; & The Valley of Fear (1914)
- a fresh murder scene that leads Holmes to solve a long-forgotten mystery. Whether as a st&-alone volume or as a companion to the boxed short stories this classic work illuminates the timeless genius of Conan Doyle for an entirely new generation.