His Last Bow
by Arthur Conan Doyle
301 pages // published in 1917 // crime, mystery
BOOK DESCRIPTION
'His Last Bow', the title story of this collection, tells how Sherlock Holmes is brought out of retirement to help the Government fight the German threat at the approach of the First World War. The Prime Minister himself requests Holmes's services to hunt down the remarkable German agent, Von Bork. Several of the detective's earlier cases complete the volume, including 'Wisteria Lodge', 'The Bruce-Partington Plans', and 'The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax'. In 'The Dying Detective', Dr Watson is horrified to discover Holmes at death's door from a mysterious tropical disease as his friend lays a trap for a murderer.
'His Last Bow', the title story of this collection, tells how Sherlock Holmes is brought out of retirement to help the Government fight the German threat at the approach of the First World War. The Prime Minister himself requests Holmes's services to hunt down the remarkable German agent, Von Bork. Several of the detective's earlier cases complete the volume, including 'Wisteria Lodge', 'The Bruce-Partington Plans', and 'The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax'. In 'The Dying Detective', Dr Watson is horrified to discover Holmes at death's door from a mysterious tropical disease as his friend lays a trap for a murderer.
THE ADVENTURE OF WISTERIA LODGE:
A bleak tale with ominous clues leading up to the solution -- including a pail of blood. Indeed.
THE ADVENTURE OF THE BRUCE-PARTINGTON PLANS:
One of my favorites! Includes death by train in a particularly peculiar fashion.
THE ADVENTURE OF THE DEVIL'S FOOT:
In which Holmes and Watson willingly replicate the method by which other persons have expired. (Thrilling, no?) Also, we see Holmes' moral philosophy in rare form.
THE ADVENTURE OF THE RED CIRCLE:
A lodger with a secret. A fun mystery.
THE DISAPPEARANCE OF LADY FRANCES CARFAX:
A classic trail of clues -- which only the Great Detective himself could trace.
THE ADVENTURE OF THE DYING DETECTIVE:
Ah! A definite favorite of mine! Holmes, ever so sneaky, so clever, so true. A memorable tale.
THE ADVENTURE OF THE CARDBOARD BOX:
A gruesome little story. One of the highlights for me was Holmes' deductive mind reading. How does he do it?
HIS LAST BOW:
A story like no other. From the first sentence... It's just so sinister!
Book #2 completed // 20th Century
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