Download or read book Watson on the Orient Express written by Anna Elliott and published by Charles\Veley. This book was released on 2020-04-06 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: London, 1898. Watson overhears an assassination plot that not only endangers the life of Sherlock Holmes, but threatens to ignite a war in Constantinople. He escapes, and boards the Orient Express. Holmes and Lucy follow, but soon all three become targets. Will they stop the assassination? Or will all their heroics be too little, too late?
Download or read book The Adventure of the Peculiar Protocols written by Nicholas Meyer and published by Minotaur Books. This book was released on 2019-10-15 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the international bestseller The Seven-Per-Cent Solution, Nicholas Meyer brought to light a previously unpublished case of Sherlock Holmes, as recorded by Dr. John H. Watson. Now Meyer returns with a shocking discovery—an unknown case drawn from a recently unearthed Watson journal. January 1905: Holmes and Watson are summoned by Holmes' brother Mycroft to undertake a clandestine investigation. An agent of the British Secret Service has been found floating in the Thames, carrying a manuscript smuggled into England at the cost of her life. The pages purport to be the minutes of a meeting of a secret group intent on nothing less than taking over the world. Based on real events, the adventure takes the famed duo—in the company of a bewitching woman—aboard the Orient Express from Paris into the heart of Tsarist Russia, where Holmes and Watson attempt to trace the origins of this explosive document. On their heels are desperate men of unknown allegiance, determined to prevent them from achieving their task. And what they uncover is a conspiracy so vast as to challenge Sherlock Holmes as never before.
Download or read book European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman written by Theodora Goss and published by Gallery / Saga Press. This book was released on 2019-04-09 with total page 736 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the sequel to the Nebula finalist The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter, Mary Jekyll and the rest of the daughters of mad scientists from literature embark on a madcap adventure across Europe to rescue another monstrous girl and stop the Alchemical Society’s nefarious plans once and for all. Mary Jekyll’s life has been peaceful since she helped Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson solve the Whitechapel Murders. Beatrice Rappaccini, Catherine Moreau, Justine Frankenstein, and Mary’s sister Diana Hyde have settled into the Jekyll household in London, and although they sometimes quarrel, the members of the Athena Club get along as well as any five young women with very different personalities. At least they can always rely on Mrs. Poole. But when Mary receives a telegram that Lucinda Van Helsing has been kidnapped, the Athena Club must travel to the Austro-Hungarian Empire to rescue yet another young woman who has been subjected to horrific experimentation. Where is Lucinda, and what has Professor Van Helsing been doing to his daughter? Can Mary, Diana, Beatrice, and Justine reach her in time? Racing against the clock to save Lucinda from certain doom, the Athena Club embarks on a madcap journey across Europe. From Paris to Vienna to Budapest, Mary and her friends must make new allies, face old enemies, and finally confront the fearsome, secretive Alchemical Society. It’s time for these monstrous gentlewomen to overcome the past and create their own destinies.
Download or read book The Many Watsons written by Kieran McMullen and published by Andrews UK Limited. This book was released on 2012-10-11 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is always a healthy interest in the actors who have played the role of the world's most famous detective, Sherlock Holmes. But Sir Arthur Conan Doyle also created the world's best known sidekick, Dr. John H. Watson. The men and women who played the role of stalwart ally is quite an eclectic gathering. Here is compiled a listing and discussion of some of the best known people who have played the part of Watson from the earliest days of silent film to the action heroes of the 21st century. All royalties from this book go towards the Undershaw Preservation Trust. Please visit facebook.com/saveundershaw and -like- to show your support.
Download or read book Imperfect Girl written by NISIOISIN and published by Kodansha Comics. This book was released on 2018 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The improbable imprisonment that transformed "I" into a novelist continues into a third, fourth and fifth day. "U" obsesses over formalities, as "I" quietly coaxes her into taking care of herself. As this bizarre farce of a kidnapping stretches towards the inevitable breaking point, "I" starts to discover the truth about "U", a truth he should never have learned…
Download or read book Trains written by Angela Royston and published by Little Simon. This book was released on 1992 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A simple introduction to different types of freight and commuter trains.
Download or read book Murder on the Orient Express Study Guide written by BookCaps Study Guides Staff and published by BookCaps Study Guides. This book was released on 2011 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The perfect companion to Gabriel Agatha Christie’s "Murder on the Orient Express," this study guide contains a section analysis of the three parts of the book, a summary of the plot, and a guide to major characters and themes. BookCap Study Guides do not contain text from the actual book, and are not meant to be purchased as alternatives to reading the book. Visit BookCaps.com to see are growing number of study guides.
Download or read book Watson s Weekly Art Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Night on the Orient Express written by Veronica Henry and published by Orion. This book was released on 2013-07-04 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get ready for the journey of a lifetime. The wonderful award-winning novel from the bestselling author of THE LONG WEEKEND. The Orient Express. Luxury. Mystery. Romance. For one group of passengers settling in to their seats and taking their first sips of champagne, the journey from London to Venice is more than the trip of a lifetime. A mysterious errand; a promise made to a dying friend; an unexpected proposal; a secret reaching back a lifetime...As the train sweeps on, revelations, confessions and assignations unfold against the most romantic and infamous setting in the world.
Download or read book Watson s Last Case written by Ian Alfred Charnock and published by Ulverscroft. This book was released on 2002 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here, Stamford reveals what happened after Watson had joined up with his old service in 1914. He also tells about his own youthful adventures and indiscretions, and gives details of those fascinating aspects of Sherlock Holmes's life which so intrigue students of the world's first consulting detective. Riveting tales included in this book are: MYCROFT REMEMBERS: THE DIOGENES, THE REPORT, THE SOLITARY STUDENT, THE ATTENDANT THREE-QUARTER and THE DRESSER.
Download or read book The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and the Glamorous Ghost Book 3 written by Harry DeMaio and published by Andrews UK Limited. This book was released on 2023-05-09 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Mr. Sherlock Holmes? I am or was, Lady Juliet Armstrong, Baroness Crestwell. Having been murdered, I am deceased and require your assistance." Thus began the strangest partnership in the long career of Sherlock Holmes. In Book One of this series we met the brash and bold, silly and sassy Lady Armstrong who wouldn't let a simple thing like death stop her from seeking the great Detective's help in solving the mystery of her violent and untimely demise. Further adventures followed and in Book Two, she and her dog Pookie became frequent companions to Holmes, Watson and yes, Mrs. Hudson. Sherlock Holmes and the Glamorous Ghost is the brainchild of author Harry DeMaio, creator of the famous Octavius Bear adventure series. Now, welcome to Book Three! Juliet and Holmes are on the move. Paris, Brighton, The Orient Express, Vienna! Meet the glorious Lipizzaner stallions. Say hello to Juliet's family. Once again, join us for more comic and lighthearted mysteries of madcap mystical mischief and mayhem! Don't forget Pookie!
Download or read book The Doctrine of Repentance written by Thomas Watson and published by Fig. This book was released on 1668 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Woman on the Orient Express written by Lindsay Jayne Ashford and published by Charnwood. This book was released on 2018-05 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hoping to make a clean break from a fractured marriage, Agatha Christie boards the Orient Express in disguise. But unlike her famous detective Hercule Poirot, she can't neatly unravel the mysteries she encounters on this fateful journey. And Agatha isn't the only passenger on board with secrets. Her cabinmate Katharine Keeling's first marriage ended in tragedy, propelling her toward a second relationship mired in deceit. Nancy Nelson, newly married but carrying another man's child, is desperate to conceal the pregnancy and teeters on the brink of utter despair. Each woman hides her past from the others, ferociously guarding her secrets. But as the train bound for the Middle East speeds down the track, the parallel courses of their lives shift to intersect - with lasting repercussions.
Download or read book Horror on the Orient Express written by Mark Morrison and published by . This book was released on 2014-12-07 with total page 1100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Watson s Jeffersonian Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Agatha Christie s Murder on the Orient Express written by Agatha Christie and published by Concord Theatricals. This book was released on 2016 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Just after midnight, a snowdrift stops the Orient Express in its tracks. The luxurious train is surprisingly full for the time of the year, but by the morning it is one passenger fewer. An American tycoon lies dead in his compartment, stabbed a dozen times, his door locked from the inside. Isolated and with a killer in their midst, detective Hercule Poirot must identify the murderer – in case he or she decides to strike again.
Download or read book The Oriental Casebook of Sherlock Holmes written by Ted Riccardi and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-06-15 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the fertile crescent to the far east, the great adventures of Holmes and Watson during the three-year gap between Holmes's "death" and his dramatic return. What exactly happened during Sherlock Holmes's “great hiatus” after his supposed death and triumphant return three years later? Riccardi images his travels in Europe and Asia during those years in nine original short stories set in places as far flung as Sumatra and Tibet. Given the uncertain grip of the British empire over its colonies, the murders and other mayhem Holmes confronts often have potentially grave political repercussions. Filled with local color and Holmes’ signature wit and logic, Sherlockians the world over will relish this missing chapter in the life of the world’s greatest detective.
