Sherlock Holmes: The Hound of the Baskervilles

Arthur Conan Doyle's most famous novel, The Hound of the Baskervilles, heralds the return of Sherlock Holmes after his apparent death in The Final Problem. This masterwork of crime writing expertly fuses suspense and dread with a primal terror of the weird, unfamiliar, and invisible.Set in Devonshire, the lonely moorlands and the imposing Baskerville Hall provide the sinister backdrop over which the daemonic hound casts an ominous shadow over the landscape. The sudden death of Sir Charles Baskerville raises many questions. Could his death be linked to the legend of a hound that has terrorized his family for multiple generations? Only Sherlock Holmes can unravel the mystery...ABOUT THE SERIES: Arcturus Essential Sherlock Holmes presents Arthur Conan Doyle's best-loved Holmes stories with striking contemporary cover-designs. These unique paperback editions are wonderful collectibles which celebrate literature's most iconic detective.