The Essential Sherlock Holmes volume 3

<p>The most ESSENTIAL stories of the Sherlock Holmes canon -- with new essays and illustrations!</p><p><br></p><p>At last! The third of four volumes bringing together in chronological order Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's most important adventures of SHERLOCK HOLMES from a biographical point of view augmented with insightful essays and striking illustrations.</p><p><br></p><p>The stories featured in this third volume of <em>The Essential Sherlock Holmes</em> include three adventures united by Holmes's greatest antagonist Professor James Moriarty:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>The Valley of Fear - arguably the first hard-boiled detective story</li><li>The Final Problem - the last Sherlock Holmes adventure</li><li>The Empty House - the return of Sherlock Holmes</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Each of the above stories features a new introduction by Dan Andriacco BSI and includes at least one new essay:</p><p><br></p><p>The Pinnacle of My Career: The Dual Masterpieces of The Valley of Fear - Nick Martorelli BSI</p><p>Sherlock Holmes the Cryptanalyst - S. Brent Morris</p><p>With a Little Help From...? Holmes's Helpers After the Duel at the Falls - Brigitte Latella BSI</p><p>Killed Holmes. What Was He Thinking? - Kathleen Kaska</p><p>Moriarty - Steven T. Doyle BSI</p><p>A Study in Combat - Derrick Belanger</p><p>The Empty Heart Restored - John C. Sherwood</p><p><br></p><p>Each story also includes new artwork from Brian Belanger!</p>