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A wily diamond thief, a potential blood-sucking vampire, a wicked aristocrat, and a mysterious veiled lodger are just some of the intriguing characters in The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes. First serialized in the Strand Magazine between October 1921 and April 1927, this was Doyle's final set of Holmes stories wherein, ably assisted by his friend and chronicler, Dr Watson, the famed detective embarks on spine-chilling adventures solving mystifying murders and confounding cases. The Sherlock Holmes stories have inspired several film, stage, and television adaptations, with more than seventy actors playing the world-renowned character in over 200 films. About the Author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 - 1930) was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, to a wealthy Irish-Catholic family. He wrote his first short story while still a student. In 1887, he published A Study in Scarlet in Beeton's Christmas Annual. The novel introduced Sherlock Holmes and his friend, Dr John Watson, and brought Conan Doyle much fame and acclaim. He went on to write sixty Holmes stories in all. Though Conan Doyle wrote several other books, he is most known for the Sherlock Holmes stories.