| The Sign of the Four Contributor(s): Abreu, Yordi (Editor), Doyle, Arthur Conan (Author) |
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ISBN: 1533332126 ISBN-13: 9781533332127 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $6.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections |
| Lexile Measure: 830 |
| Physical Information: 0.17" H x 6" W x 9" (0.27 lbs) 84 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: As a dense yellow fog swirls through the streets of London, a deep melancholy has descended on Sherlock Holmes, who sits in a cocaine-induced haze at 221B Baker Street. His mood is only lifted by a visit from a beautiful but distressed young woman - Mary Morstan, whose father vanished ten years before. Four years later she began to receive an exquisite gift every year: a large, lustrous pearl. Now she has had an intriguing invitation to meet her unknown benefactor and urges Holmes and Watson to accompany her. And in the ensuing investigation - which involves a wronged woman, a stolen hoard of Indian treasure, a wooden-legged ruffian, a helpful dog and a love affair - even the jaded Holmes is moved to exclaim, 'Isn't it gorgeous |