Book 9 of the Sherlock Holmes mysteries. This is the last collection of Sherlock Holmes mysteries by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. This is the only collection that comprises cases which are narrated by the great detective himself. Some of the cases in this collection include: The Illustrious Client--Sherlock ... more »

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is perhaps the greatest collection of detective short stories ever written. It was these tales penned by Arthur Conan Doyle that first introduced the magical and eccentric character of Sherlock Holmes to the readers of The Strand Magazine . more »

Aye, aye, said Stubb, the second mate, Starbuck, there, is as careful a man as you'll find anywhere in this fishery.  But we shall ere long see what that word careful precisely means when used by a man like Stubb, or almost any other whale hunter. more »

The Wild West of Louis L'Amour lives on in a daring tale of adventure and suspense that will prove the making of a man -- or lead to his death. Folks tried to tell him that his father had killed himself, but Kearney McRaven knew better. His pa was no quitter. Then the boy discovered that just before ... more »

A jealous computer salesman finds a letter in his wife's dresser and can't decide whether or not to read it, so he takes it to work and has a really bad day that gets worse by the hour. more » more »

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Hopalong Cassidy is one of the most enduring and popular heroes in frontier fiction. His legendary exploits in books, movies, and on television have blazed a mythic and unforgettable trail across the American West. Now, in the last of four Hopalong Cassidy novels written by Louis L'Amour, the immortal ... more »

All signs point to murder in The Eye of the Beholder. A wounded American pilot in WWII England discovers that a horoscope can be a deadly weapon, and that the battle he sees before him is not the only one he has to fight. more »

Product Info Band II der Orienterzählungen von Karl May. Zweite, überarbeitete Auflage 10/2003. more »

Product Info Bodyguard Eli Paxton takes a job protecting a wealthy heiress and finds himself framed as an accomplice to murder. more »

Four-year-old Penny climbed on the brocade couch and put the phone receiver to her ear, then carefully punched the numbers, just the way her mother had taught her. My mommy and Suzie Q's mommy and daddy are hurt, she said clearly. Men were here and hurt them. She listened. Our street is Elmhurst. Okay ... more »

Dans un roman antérieur qui a été fort bien accueilli par le public français, La grande Ombre, Conan Doyle avait abordé l'époque de la lutte acharnée entre l'Angleterre et Napoléon. Il avait accompagné jusque sur le champ de bataille de Waterloo un jeune villageois arraché au calme des falaises natales ... more »