Book description
'Mr Sherlock Holmes, the well-known private detective, was the victim
of a murderous assault this morning which has left him in a precarious
position'. Dr Watson stops dead in his tracks when he reads of the
attempt on his friend's life. The forces of nature turn against man,
love breeds hatred and cowardice, mothers appear to attack their own
children, and Sherlock Holmes, the one man who can redress the balance,
seemingly lies at death's door ... When an assassination attempt is made
on the great detective's life it seems that no one can escape the death
and dread which blights Britain... Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was born in
1859 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was a doctor by trade; optician more
specifically. It is rumoured that during his off periods of work he
would think about and write his various stories. He is well known for
several science fiction works, but of course his most recognizable works
are the Sherlock Holmes mysteries. He died in 1930. He tried desperately
to "kill off" Holmes so that he could pursue other genres of
writing as well, and not just be known for the Holmes mysteries.
However, after much public outcry, Holmes returned in "The Empty
House" and in many other stories following, up to the "Case
Book of Sherlock Holmes" collection.
