Author Description

The last twelve stories are written about Holmes and Watson, these tales reflect the disillusioned world of the 1920s in which they were written. Some of the sharpest turns of wit in English literature are contrasted by dark images of psychological tragedy, suicide, and incest in a collection of tales that have haunted generations of readers. 1- "The Adventure of the Illustrious Client" 2- "The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier" 3- "The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone" 4- "The Adventure of the Three Gables" 5- "The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire" 6- "The Adventure of the Three Garridebs" 7- "The Problem of Thor Bridge" 8- "The Adventure of the Creeping Man" 9- "The Adventure of the Lion's Mane" 10- "The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger" 11- "The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place" 12 - "The Adventure of the Retired Colourman"