His last bow

Amysterious murder near Esher, a gruesome delivery of two human ears packed incoarse salt, the disappearance of secret submarine plans, the sudden descentinto madness of two brothers – these are only some of the apparentlyunsolvable cases contained in this volume, which the great sleuth, assistedby his trusted friend Doctor Watson, is challenged to clear up with the aidof his sagacity and unrivalled analytical skills. Published a quarter of a century after the first book of Holmes adventures,and including the famous titular story ‘His Last Bow: The War Service ofSherlock Holmes’, this collection shows the detective’s powers of deductionat their most dazzling, proving that Conan Doyle’s ability to entertain andsurprise remain undiminished.