Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes

Holmes’s face was pale. I could see that he was afraid. I had no chance to ask what had happened. Suddenly the quiet of the night was broken by a scream. It was the most terrible sound I had ever heard. It made my heart cold. They say that people heard the cry all the way down in the village.

Text copyright © 1982 by Random House, Inc. Text illustrations copyright © 1982 by Lyle Miller. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. Published in the United States by Random House Children’s Books, a division of Random House, Inc., New York, and simultaneously in Canada by Random House of Canada Limited, Toronto. Originally published in a slightly different form by Random House, Inc., in 1982.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Conaway, Judith.
Mysteries of Sherlock. Holmes : based on the stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle / by Judith Conaway ; illustrated by Lyle Miller.
    p. cm.
“A Stepping Stone Book.”
SUMMARY: Amateur detective Sherlock Holmes, the master of deductive reasoning, solves several mysteries with the aid of his friend, Dr. John Watson.
eISBN: 978-0-307-78904-4
[1. Detective and mystery stories, American. 2. Children’s stories, American. 3. Holmes, Sherlock (Fictitious character)—Juvenile literature. 4. Mystery and detective stories. 5. Short stories.] I. Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859–1930. II. Miller, Lyle, ill. III. Title. IV. Series.
PZ7.C7575My 2005 [Fic]—dc22   2004018456

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Contents

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

The Adventure of the Speckled Band

The Red-headed League

The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle

The Adventure of the Speckled Band

It was early in April 1883.