Classic detectives

In Conan Doyle's story "The Norwood Contractor," Watson casually mentions the tragedy on board the Dutch liner Friesland, which nearly cost him and Holmes th...

Science fiction has a long tradition of exploring the idea of alternative worlds, especially in relation to the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechani...

Concerned about his friend's health, Watson suggested that he travel through the Scottish Highlands and further to the Hebrides. At a hotel on Loch Echill, H...

The young lady turned to Holmes with a request to punish her criminal father. Thanks to this client, “an excellent collection on “M” was replenished with the...

For many decades, scientists have been wondering why we do not observe signs of unearthly life, since the probability of its existence seems so high? In the ...

A late visit by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, a well-known collector of priceless paintings and owner of a rich art collection, led to an investigation in...

“The wings of death will fall on anyone who disturbs the peace of the pharaoh” - such an inscription carved on a stone tablet was allegedly found by British ...

Holmes's next client, a famous collector, became the victim of a daring robbery - a gold cup was stolen from his house. The story sheds light on the blind sp...

The story sheds light on the blind spot in the life and exploits of Sherlock Holmes and worthy complements the classic series of adventures of the Great Dete...

Dinosaurs turned out to be so huge, terrible and interesting that the mind simply refused to believe in their complete extinction. And the writers satisfied ...

Holmes was contacted by an attorney for private consultation. He was disturbed by the sudden change in the personality of the junior partner, whose unworthy ...

The owner of the Masdon Manor estate, Mr. Maltravers, insured his life for fifty thousand pounds. And two weeks later he died suddenly. All this seems extrem...