The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Twelve of the finest cases ever laid before 221B Baker Street, collected together for the first time. A king's indiscretion, a stolen gem hidden in a goose, a bride who vanishes from her own wedding breakfast, a governess hired under strangely specific conditions, a red-headed man paid a fortune to copy an encyclopedia for no reason at all. Through each, Sherlock Holmes and his ever-faithful Dr. Watson unravel puzzles that baffle Scotland Yard using nothing but observation, deduction, and an encyclopaedic knowledge of cigarette ash. These stories defined the modern detective story and remain the gold standard of the genre.