The Sherlock Holmes Children’s Collection: Mystery, Mischief and Mayhem


A Scandal in Bohemia

At quarter to eight tonight, a gentleman will call. He would like to ask you about a very important matter. Do not think it odd if your visitor wears a mask.

When Sherlock Holmes is asked for help by a powerful yet dim king, it seems that he cannot refuse. But the detective has no idea that this case will bring him up against a woman just as clever, cunning and quick as he is. Has Holmes finally met his match?

ISBN (UK): 9781782264200
ISBN (USA): 9781782266518
RRP: £6.99 / $6.95
Length: 120 pages

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The Copper Beeches

Mr Holmes – Please be at the BLACK SWAN HOTEL in Winchester at midday tomorrow. Do come! I am at my WITS’ END!

After a frightened Violet Hunter turns to Holmes and Watson for advice, the crime-fighting duo find themselves pulled into a dangerous mystery. For there’s far more than secrets hiding in the halls of The Copper Beeches …

ISBN (UK): 9781782264217
ISBN (USA): 9781782266525
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Length: 112 pages

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The Six Napoleons

KENSINGTON OUTRAGE. MURDER BY MADMAN.

Both the experienced detective, Mr Lestrade, and consulting expert, Mr Sherlock Holmes, have concluded that this horrible series of events is the work of a MADMAN, not a common criminal. No other explanation makes sense.

Someone is smashing statues of Napoleon and the police have no idea why. Luckily, Holmes and Watson are on hand to help. Little do they know that these few small crimes will turn into one big adventure!

ISBN (UK): 9781782264224
ISBN (USA): 9781782266532
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Length: 112 pages

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The Engineer’s Thumb

Missing: Mr Jeremiah Hayling, aged 26, a hydraulic engineer. He left his house at ten o’clock at night on the 9th of this month, and has not been heard from since.

When Watson’s latest patient confronts him with a missing thumb and a horrifying story, he knows just where to turn. This is a case for Sherlock Holmes. But, can Holmes and Watson unravel this deadly mystery in time to catch the criminals?

ISBN (UK): 9781782264231
ISBN (USA): 9781782266549
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Length: 112 pages

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Charles Augustus Milverton

‘Tell me, Watson, do you get a creeping feeling when you watch the snakes in the zoo? That’s how I feel when I see Milverton. I’ve met more than fifty murderers in my life, but he is worse than all of them.’

In an attempt to save a woman’s marriage, Holmes is forced to come face-to-face with one of his worst enemies: Charles Augustus Milverton. This abominable villain is holding hostage the secrets of London’s rich and powerful, and threatening to ruin the innocent Lady Eva. Can Holmes and Watson stop him before time runs out?

ISBN (UK): 9781782264248
ISBN (USA): 9781782266556
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Length: 112 pages

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Silver Blaze

The police are no closer to solving the murder of trainer, John Straker. He was killed on Monday night, 22nd October. The famous racehorse Silver Blaze has been missing since the night of the attack.

The country’s most famous racehorse has mysteriously disappeared and, what’s worse, his trainer has been murdered! All eyes turn to Sherlock Holmes to unravel this strange mystery, find the murderer and return Silver Blaze to safety – all before the Wessex Cup race.

ISBN (UK): 9781782264255
ISBN (USA): 9781782266563
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Length: 120 pages

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The Bruce-Partington Plans

Am at Goldini’s Restaurant, Gloucester Road, Kensington. Please come at once. Bring a jemmy, a lantern, a chisel, and a gun.

S.H.

The secret plans for a submarine super-weapon have been stolen and it’s up to Holmes to find them. But with the government, the military and even his own brother turning up the pressure, can the genius detective unravel the web of secrets, spies and cunning crimes before it’s too late?

ISBN (UK): 9781782264262
ISBN (USA): 9781782266570
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Length: 120 pages

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The Musgrave Ritual

Whose was it? His who is gone. Who shall have it? He who will come. Where was the sun? Over the oak. Where was the shadow? Under the elm.

It’s time for Holmes to rewrite history. When asked by his old school friend to help track down a missing maid, the genius detective finds himself unravelling a centuries-old mystery, and discovering much more than he expected.

ISBN (UK): 9781782264279
ISBN (USA): 9781782266587
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Length: 112 pages

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The Stockbroker’s Clerk

I am perfectly willing to act as business manager for the Franco-Midland Hardware Company, Limited, at a minimum salary of £500 – Mr Hall Pycroft.

Hall Pycroft is a simple man, looking for a simple job. But working for the Pinner brothers is certainly not simple. When Pycroft finds himself caught in the middle of a troubling mystery, he turns to the only man he knows can solve it: Sherlock Holmes

ISBN (UK): 9781782266594
ISBN (USA): 9781782264286
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Length: 112 pages

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The Final Problem

‘This is not danger. It is definite destruction. Even with all your cleverness, you do not realise it. You must stand clear, Mr Holmes, or you will be crushed underfoot.’

Holmes is facing a problem – a big one. He’s on the tail of his most dangerous criminal to date, Professor Moriarty. But it seems that the professor is one step ahead. Can the detective unwind Moriarty’s web of crime before it’s too late? Or could this really be Holmes’ last case?

ISBN (UK): 9781782264293
ISBN (USA): 9781782266600
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Length: 112 pages

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The Sherlock Holmes Children’s Collection: Mystery, Mischief and Mayhem (10-Book Box Set)

Sherlock and Watson – the original crime-fighting duo – are back to solve more mysteries! Smashing statues, painting horses, and solving ancient riddles are all in a day’s work for this world-famous amateur detective and his faithful biographer.

A simplification of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories, illustrated to introduce children aged 7+ to mystery books and the classics.

This ten book set includes A Scandal In Bohemia, The Copper Beeches, The Six Napoleons, The Engineer’s Thumb, Charles Augustus Milverton, Silver Blaze, The Bruce-Partington Plans, The Musgrave Ritual, The Stockbroker’s Clerk and The Final Problem.

ISBN: 9781782264194
RRP: £69.90

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