TREASURE TROVE INDEED!: The Further Adventures of Sherlock

TREASURE TROVE INDEED!: The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (The Treasury of Sherlock Holmes)

Embark upon a quest for buried treasure with Mr. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John H. Watson. Far beyond the Post Office bank, Holmes and Watson venture forth into a world that is anything but dullâ€¦ filled with rare gems, Spanish gold, and artifacts of reputedly mystical significance. All four adventures are told by Dr. Watson in the finest tradition and spirit of such classics as â€˜The Adventure of Six Napoleons.â€™

THE LOST LEGION. April, 1875. Sherlock Holmes is still a university student without a definitive plan in life when he falls ill. He is sent to Derbyshire to recuperate, where he stumbles across a seemingly-abandoned mine of the incredibly rare mineral known as â€˜Blue John.â€™ But strange rumors abound of terrors in the night, and when a man goes missing, Holmes brings it upon himself to investigate the mysteries of the mine. Will he unearth an outlandish secret stretching back over millennia? ***

THE ADVENTURE OF THE PIRATEâ€™S CODE. March, 1888. A young lad has gone missing in Bristol and his tavern-keeper father calls upon Sherlock Holmes to find him. Accompanied by Dr. Watson, Holmes discovers that the boy was following a strangely coded message found in the possessions of the recently deceased Captain George North. All evidence suggests that the captain might have preserved a clue to one of the greatest pirate treasures of all time. Can Holmes decipher the riddle and follow the signs to their perilous end, before time runs out for young Jim Eggleson? ***

THE ADVENTURE OF THE QUEENâ€™S PENDANT. September, 1889. A client calls upon Baker Street bearing a mysterious warning letter, claiming that his museum is at threat of being robbed. The following day, calamity befalls the museumâ€¦ its prized possession, a pendant belonging to an ancient Mesopotamian queen, has been damaged during the night. Dr. Watson at his side, Sherlock Holmes lays a trap to catch the thief, only to have his net capture the most unlikely suspect. Despite Holmesâ€™ protestations to the contrary, will true love win out in the end? ***

THE ADVENTURE OF THE SILENT DRUM. August, 1903. Sherlock Holmes is called to the coast of Devon to solve a mystery of legendary proportions. For the drum belonging to Sir Francis Drake has gone missing from Buckland Abbey, and with it, the mystical protection it affords the nation of England. Holmes is skeptical of the drumâ€™s powers, but he and Watson are initially baffled at how it could have vanished from a locked room in the midst of a festive gala. While Holmes unconcernedly bowls upon the lawn, will the culprits go unpunished? ***

This edition contains fully annotated versions of the tales containing a cornucopia of scholarly insights that compare these newly unearthed tales by Dr. John H. Watson to the classic adventures from the Canon of Sherlock Holmes.
Country USA
Manufacturer The New World Books
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2016-10-29
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	The New World Books
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2016-10-29
Format	Kindle eBook

TREASURE TROVE INDEED!: The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (The Treasury of Sherlock Holmes)

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