His Last Bow

Mystery Action Fiction

Author: Arthur Conan Doyle

Eight short stories from the portfolio of Doctor Watson, illustrating the singular mental faculties of his friend Sherlock Holmes.The title story of this collection refers to Holmes’ emergence from retirement to help the government fight the German threat at the approach of the First World War. Several of the detective’s earlier cases complete the volume, including “Wister….Read More

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