3 Sherlock Holmes Book Bundle Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes “In 1886, Arthur Conan Doyle, M.D., created a character who would come to be known as the greatest sleuth of all time, a character of such cold, rational perfection, such steely nerve, such unprecedented brilliance and unfailing popularity that he would ultimately resist death at the hands of his own creator. This character, of course, was Sherlock Holmes, the world's first unofficial consulting detective. Today, over 100 years after the master sleuth's first appear-ance, Holmes aficionados and novices alike will delight in this special Quality Paperback Book Club presentation of his remarkable adventures. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes collects 12 of the great detective's most popular and fascinating cases. From "The Red-Headed League," which provides ample proof for Holmes claim that "the more bizarre a thing is the less mysterious it proves to be," to "The Adventure of the Speckled Band," a chilling tale that features a most unusual murder weapon, the stories in Adventures of Sherlock Holmes never fail to fascinate and satisfy.” The Hound of Baskervilles “The Hound of the Baskervilles is the best known of Conan Doyle's many Sherlock Holmes adventures. Although written after "The Final Problem," Hound is set prior to Holmes' apparent death at the hands of Professor Moriarty. Ironically, Conan Doyle did not originally conceive of Hound as a Holmes mystery, but he soon found the brilliant sleuth essential to the tale. And so, when the body of Sir Charles Baskerville is discovered on the Devonshire moor near the pawprints of an enormous hound, it is the master himself who is called to the scene.” Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes “The 11 adventures in Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes paint a fascinating portrait of the detective at his best. "The 'Gloria Scott?" treats the reader to an account of Holmes' very first case, which he stumbles upon while still an undergraduate. In "The Yellow Face," Holmes finds himself uncharacteristically mistaken in his conclusions. And in the famous tale "The Final Problem," Holmes comes face to face with the evil Professor Moriarty, the "Napoleon of Crime."