His Last Bow (Sherlock Holmes) [Paperback]

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2007 | Series: Sherlock Holmes

About to spring out upon my appalled senses, lurked all that was vaguely horrible, all that was monstrous and inconceivably wicked in the universe'. A dense yellow fog descends upon London. Tricksters, thieves and murderers stalk their prey undetected. Lawlessness abounds but it is no match for the penetrating mind of Sherlock Holmes as he investigates the strangest of cases. A woman receives a gruesome package - two human ears in a box. A vital government secret is threatened with exposure. Miss Brenda Tregennis is found scared to death - could she really have died from fright alone? And when the stability of the country is threatend, Holmes' unrivalled talents are called upon once again ...

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About the Author

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh on 22 May 1859, one of seven children who survived to adulthood. He studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh, where he started to write short stories. His most famous character, Sherlock Holmes, first appeared in A Study in Scarlet in 1887. After the death of his first wife, Louise Hawkins, with whom he had a son and a daughter, he went on to marry Jean Leckie in 1907 and they had two sons and a daughter. He died in 1930.

Product Details

• Paperback: 242 pages
• Publisher: Headline Book Publishing (April 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0755334434
• ISBN-13: 978-0755334438
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #957,220 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Super Reader, August 5, 2007

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Blue Tyson "- Research Finished" (Legion clubhouse) - See all my reviews

This review is from: His Last Bow (Sherlock Holmes) (Paperback)

Last? No more? Bee-keeping? Humph. Anyway, His Last Bow is a story with Holmes involved in some activity of a more patriotic nature, leading up to World War One, which is of course the era that this was written in. There are several more cases here collected

The Bruce-Partington plans is a personal favorite, as again we encounter Sherlock's smarter brother, Mycroft.

His Last Bow : 1 The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge - Arthur Conan Doyle

His Last Bow : 2 The Adventure of the Cardboard Box - Arthur Conan Doyle

His Last Bow : 3 The Adventure of the Red Circle - Arthur Conan Doyle

His Last Bow : 4 The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans - Arthur Conan Doyle

His Last Bow : 5 The Adventure of the Dying Detective - Arthur Conan Doyle

His Last Bow : 6 The Disappearance of Lady Francis Carfax - Arthur Conan Doyle

His Last Bow : 7 The Adventure of the Devil's Foot - Arthur Conan Doyle

His Last Bow : 8 His Last Bow - Arthur Conan Doyle

3.0 out of 5 stars Pretty Good, December 20, 2008

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R. Gandy "Gandy Man" (Orlando, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: His Last Bow (Sherlock Holmes) (Paperback)

I'm a big Sherlock Holmes fan and have read all of his stories. This book doesn't particularly add to the Holmes legacy, but it was still good to read for us who are permanent fans of Sherlock Holmes.

0 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The particularly analytical ability Sherlock Holmes has, March 16, 2009

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Guang Wu (China) - See all my reviews

This review is from: His Last Bow (Sherlock Holmes) (Paperback)

I admire the particularly analytical ability Sherlock Holmes has, and often think if I can learn it. However, this time, after reading these stories so many times, I feel that I might not need to learn it to improve myself because this particularly analytical ability is used to solve the problems in the past, but I need the ability to solve my problems for my future.