Synopses & Reviews
Classics from some of world literatures most renowned authors are meticulously translated for young adult readers in this series of quality hardcovers. Each book includes vibrant illustrations and a full-color section about the author, the work, and the time period.
Clásicos de algunos de los autores más destacados de la literatura mundial son cuidadosamente traducidos para adolescentes en esta serie de ediciones de calidad de tapa dura. Cada libro incluye ilustraciones vívidas y una sección a todo color sobre el autor, la obra y la época.
In this suspenseful and thrilling tale, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson receive a coded message warning them that the reclusive Jack Douglas is in danger. When they arrive at Douglas country house the morning after, however, he has already been brutally murdered, leaving Holmes and Watson to follow bewildering clues to find the assassin. This engrossing and harrowing narrative is a paragon of detective storytelling at its best.
En este cuento suspensivo y emocionante, Sherlock Holmes y el doctor Watson reciben un mensaje cifrado advirtiéndolos que el solitario Jack Douglas está en peligro. Cuando llegan a la casa de campo del Sr. Douglas a la mañana siguiente, sin embargo, éste ya ha sido brutalmente asesinado, y Holmes y Watson tienen que seguir pistas desconcertadas para conseguir el asesino. Esta narrativa absorbente y desgarradora es un dechado del cuento detective.
Synopsis
Classics from some of world literature's most renowned authors are meticulously translated for young adult readers in this series of quality hardcovers. Each book includes vibrant illustrations and a full-color section about the author, the work, and the time period. In this suspenseful and thrilling tale, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson receive a coded message warning them that the reclusive Jack Douglas is in danger. When they arrive at Douglas' country house the morning after, however, he has already been brutally murdered, leaving Holmes and Watson to follow bewildering clues to find the assassin. This engrossing and harrowing narrative is a paragon of detective storytelling at its best.
Cl sicos de algunos de los autores m s destacados de la literatura mundial son cuidadosamente traducidos para adolescentes en esta serie de ediciones de calidad de tapa dura. Cada libro incluye ilustraciones v vidas y una secci n a todo color sobre el autor, la obra y la poca. En este cuento suspensivo y emocionante, Sherlock Holmes y el doctor Watson reciben un mensaje cifrado advirti ndolos que el solitario Jack Douglas est en peligro. Cuando llegan a la casa de campo del Sr. Douglas a la ma ana siguiente, sin embargo, ste ya ha sido brutalmente asesinado, y Holmes y Watson tienen que seguir pistas desconcertadas para conseguir el asesino. Esta narrativa absorbente y desgarradora es un dechado del cuento detective.
About the Author
Arthur Conan Doyle was a British author who is best known for his stories about detective Sherlock Holmes and the adventures of Professor Challenger. Laura Manero has translated informational works and every kind of literature, from contemporary bestsellers and classics to childrens books. Fernando Vicente is an award-winning illustrator who has collaborated with the Spanish newspaper El País on the cultural supplement Babelia.”