Sherlock Holmes and the Element of Surprise

Sherlock Holmes and the Element of Surprise
Author: James Taylor
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited
Total Pages: 85
Release: 2012-08-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1780922701

When two prison guards are found beheaded in the barren countryside surrounding Her Majesty's Prison at Wormwood Scrubs, Inspector Lestrade seeks Holmes' singular powers to determine how the murders could have been committed in separate locations with the only footprints being those of the murdered guards themselves. With Doctor Watson at his side, Holmes sets out on this new adventure and uncovers deeper mysteries still; mysteries that will not only test the detectives' powers of observation and deduction, but his skepticism of the paranormal as well.

Sherlock Holmes and the Servants of Hell

Sherlock Holmes and the Servants of Hell
Author: Paul Kane
Publisher: Solaris
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2016-07-12
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1786180340

The World’s Greatest Detective Meets Horror’s Most Notorious Villains! Late 1895, and Sherlock Holmes and his faithful companion Dr John Watson are called upon to investigate a missing persons case. On the face of it, this seems like a mystery that Holmes might relish – as the person in question vanished from a locked room. But this is just the start of an investigation that will draw the pair into contact with a shadowy organisation talked about in whispers, known only as the ‘Order of the Gash.’ As more people go missing in a similar fashion, the clues point to a sinister asylum in France and to the underworld of London. However, it is an altogether different underworld that Holmes will soon discover – as he comes face to face not only with those followers who do the Order’s bidding on Earth, but those who serve it in Hell: the Cenobites. Holmes’ most outlandish adventure to date, one that has remained shrouded in secrecy until now, launches him headlong into Clive Barker’s famous Hellraising universe… and things will never be the same again. With an introduction by Hellraiser II actress Barbie Wilde.

Elements of Surprise

Elements of Surprise
Author: Vera Tobin
Publisher:
Total Pages: 332
Release: 2018
Genre: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES
ISBN: 9780674919570

Elements of Surprise opens with an novel but narrow focus: how a particular cognitive bias, the "curse of knowledge," underwrites stories that rely on what it calls "well-made surprise," as seen in (for example) classic detective fiction--that is, surprises in novels, films, television, and plays that set us up to be fooled in ways we find pleasing and satisfying. But from there, the book expands its reach. At its core, "cursed" thinking underlies almost everything people write, say, and think about both other people and our own pasts. The more information we have about something, and the more experience we have with it, the harder it is to step outside that experience. What unfolds is both a fresh approach to mental heuristics and biases and an ambitious work of cognitive literary criticism. Elements of Surprise provides a new and exciting way of thinking about the mechanics of narrative, explored through thoughtful readings of classic, popular, and obscure texts.--

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Publisher: First Avenue Editions ™
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2014-08-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1467775274

No mystery is too challenging for the infamous detective Sherlock Holmes and his partner, Dr. Watson. Holmes is at his best when the job seems impossible—or just plain absurd. From cases involving a strange group for red-headed men to a missing thumb, Holmes uses his powers of observation and deduction to solve even the weirdest mysteries. Scottish author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle published his first twelve original Sherlock Holmes short stories as serials in the UK's Strand Magazine from 1891-1892. This unabridged collection of the stories is taken from the book form, originally published in 1892.

There Comes a Time

There Comes a Time
Author: J.J. Green
Publisher: InfiniteBook
Total Pages: 107
Release: 2015-09-30
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Return to classic scifi with these shorts about time travel, future Earth, interplanetary exploration, Mars colonies, strange new subterranean life forms and other futuristic, weird and horrific tales. There Comes a Time Corporal Elliot, the first Future Soldier, has only one mission: to find out why humanity will be wiped off the face of the Earth. But time is not on her side. The Last Days of Duane Dayton Brutal murderer Duane Dayton waits on Death Row for his second and final execution, hoping for a quick end. His new technician has other ideas. Breathing Space In the deepest cave ever entered by human beings, Collins searches for the body of a lost caver. But there’s something strange about a colleague of the deceased, and the patches on the cave walls she's investigating. Collins must figure out the mystery if he’s to get out alive. Never in Fear Fly to the Woods For the first colony on Perseverance to survive, Robert has to overcome his grief and fear.

Sherlock Holmes: His Adventures. Memoirs. Return. His Last Bow & the Casebook. the Complete Short Stories

Sherlock Holmes: His Adventures. Memoirs. Return. His Last Bow & the Casebook. the Complete Short Stories
Author: Arthur Conan Doyle
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1358
Release: 1928
Genre: Criminal investigation
ISBN:

John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Kennedy Center by arrangement with the governors of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-Upon-Avon, England, James Nederlander, Inc., The Shubert Organization, Kennedy Center Productions, Inc., Adela Holzer, Eddie Kulukundis, Victor Lurie presents The Royal Shakespeare Company with John Wood as "Sherlock Holmes," a play by Arthur Conan Doyle and William Gillette, and Philip Locke as Professor Moriarty, with Wendy Bailey, Arthur Blake, John Bott, Joseph Charles, Sean Clarke, Alan Coates, Robert Cook, John Keston, Barbara Leigh-Hunt, Joe Marcell, Mel Martin, Michael Mellinger, Pamela Miles, Martin Milman, Trevor Peacock, Tim Pigott-Smith, Nicholas Selby, Morgan Sheppard, Keith Taylor, Harry Towb, Michael Walker, music arranged by Michael Lankester, lighting designed by Neil Peter Jampolis, scenery and costumes designed by Carl Toms, directed by Frank Dunlop.

The Adventure of the Speckled Band

The Adventure of the Speckled Band
Author: Arthur Conan Doyle
Publisher: SAMPI Books
Total Pages: 51
Release: 2024-09-27
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 6561333403

"The Adventure of the Speckled Band" by Arthur Conan Doyle follows Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson as they investigate the mysterious death of a woman in a locked room. Her sister, fearing for her life, seeks Holmes' help. The clues point to a chilling family secret and a strange sound in the night, leading Holmes to uncover a sinister plot hidden in plain sight.

The Dickensian

The Dickensian
Author: Bertram Waldrom Matz
Publisher:
Total Pages: 220
Release: 1954
Genre:
ISBN:

Garment of Shadows

Garment of Shadows
Author: Laurie R. King
Publisher: Bantam
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2012
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0553807994

Waking up in Morocco with no memory of her identity, Mary Russell is enmeshed in the political and military uprisings of Europe, while Sherlock Holmes taps the assistance of T. E. Lawrence to restore Mary's memory and prevent a full-scale war that threatens countless lives.