The Adventure of the Dying Detective
Holmes feigns death to expose a killer's cruel secrets and secure justice.
About this book
In this taut and unsettling Sherlock Holmes mystery, a seemingly ordinary consultation escalates into a desperate medical puzzle that tests the limits of reason and loyalty. When Holmes is struck by a baffling and rapidly worsening condition, Dr. Watson finds himself torn between clinical duty and the fear that the man he has always relied upon may be slipping away, while outside forces and shadowy motives begin to close in. Arthur Conan Doyle compresses atmosphere, forensic acuity, and a wrenching moral urgency into a compact, suspenseful yarn that showcases Holmes’s theatrical brilliance and relentless pursuit of truth—without giving away the clever methods he deploys.