The Adventure of the Dying Detective by Arthur Conan Doyle

"The Adventure of the Dying Detective" by Arthur Conan Doyle is a short story published in 1913. Dr. Watson rushes to Baker Street after learning that Sherlock Holmes is apparently dying from a rare tropical disease. The detective refuses Watson's medical help and behaves strangely, insisting instead on a visit from Culverton Smith, a man connected to a suspicious death. As Watson watches events unfold, he discovers that nothing is quite as it seems in this tale of deception and murder. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930
Title The Adventure of the Dying Detective
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventure_of_the_Dying_Detective
Credits Produced by David Brannan. HTML version by Al Haines.
Reading Level Reading ease score: 85.5 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject Holmes, Sherlock (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
Subject Private investigators -- England -- Fiction
Subject Detective and mystery stories
Category Text
eBook-No. 2347
Release Date
Last Update Dec 31, 2020
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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