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Continuing the adventures of a consulting detective in this second volume of the complete collection, readers are taken through some of Sherlock Holmes's greatest cases. Summary of the Book This volume begins with The Hound of the Baskervilles, one of the most famous mystery novels ever written and perhaps Sherlock Holmes' greatest mystery. In its pages, Holmes and Watson find themselves upon the trail of a supernatural creature. The Baskerville family curse has taken several of the family's members so far and upon the death of his uncle Sir Henry Baskerville comes to Britain's greatest detective for assistance. Continuing with The Valley of Fear, Sherlock Holmes meets his nemesis: criminal mastermind James Moriarity. The story reaches Holme's defining moment, and takes readers into the fears of the master of deduction. Also included are: The Return of Sherlock Holmes, His Last Bow and The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes. About Arthur Conan Doyle Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was a Scottish writer and physician best known for his mystery novels and short stories featuring Sherlock Holmes. He is also famous his Professor Challenger series detailed in: The Lost World, The Poison Belt and The Land of Mist. Doyle studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh. He was knighted in 1902 by King Edward for his services as a volunteer doctor in the Langman Field Hospital at Bloemfontein between March and June 1900.