The Adventure of the Dying Detective - A Sherlock Holmes Short Story

by Arthur Conan Doyle

Overview

Plagued by a rare tropical disease, Sherlock Holmes attempts to solve a dangerous case from the confines of his bed.

Hemmed within the restraints of his Baker Street flat, the unstoppable detective, Sherlock Holmes, is dying. Afflicted with a rare tropical disease, he calls upon his closest friend and sleuthing partner, Doctor Watson, to assist him. Feverish but as sharp as ever, Holmes attempts to stop a sinister plot from his deathbed.

First published in 1913, 'The Adventure of the Dying Detective' is a classic short story from the master of detective fiction, Arthur Conan Doyle. This edition features a specially commissioned introduction.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781447467403
Publisher:	Detective Fiction Classics
Publication date:	12/03/2012
Pages:	44
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.11(d)

About the Author

A prolific author of books, short stories, poetry, and more, the Scottish writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) is best known for the creation of one of literature’s most vivid and enduring characters: Sherlock Holmes. Through detailed observation, vast knowledge, and brilliant deduction, Holmes and his trusted friend, Dr. Watson, step into the swirling fog of Victorian London to rescue the innocent, confound the guilty, and solve the most perplexing puzzles known to literature.

Date of Birth:

May 22, 1859

Date of Death:

July 7, 1930

Place of Birth:

Edinburgh, Scotland

Place of Death:

Crowborough, Sussex, England

Education:

Edinburgh University, B.M., 1881; M.D., 1885