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With his devoted Dr Watson, Sherlock Holmes grapples with treachery, intrigue and evil, including the diabolical Professor Moriarty...In "Silver Blaze", the favourite for the Wessex Cup has disappeared and, in "The Yellow Face", who is the figure at the upstairs window? A young man is suspicious of his employer's behaviour in "The Stockbroker's Clerk", and a young Holmes solves his first case in "The Gloria Scott". A mysterious butler goes missing in "The Musgrave Ritual" and Holmes tries to recuperate from exhaustion in "The Reigate Squires". "The Crooked Man" features a dead Colonel, a small animal and a crippled old man, while in "The Resident Patient", who exactly is Percy Trevelyan's resident patient? "The Greek Interpreter" features Holmes' reclusive brother, Mycroft; a vital government document is stolen in "The Naval Treaty"; and in "The Final Problem" an epic struggle between Holmes and Moriarty ends high above the Reichenbach Falls. Emmy award-winning actor Sir Derek Jacobi reads all 11 stories from this classic collection. |