Arthur C. Doyle

Es ésta la novela en que Conan Doyle dio a conocer al inmortal detective Sherlock Holmes, y al doctor Watson, su no menos genial narrador. Un cadáver hallado en extrañas circunstancias pone en marcha los reflejos deductivos de Holmes, mientras la policía oficial se pierde en divagaciones equivocadas o arresta a inocentes ciudadanos. Un nuevo asesinato parece complicar la historia, pero a Holmes se la aclara. Nuestro detective no sólo encuentra al asesino, sino que intuye la historia turbulenta que lo motiva: la de otros asesinatos ocurridos treinta años atrás y cuyos ecos llegan al presente, historia que constituye una segunda novela tan apasionante como la primera. [Edición anotada, con presentación y apéndice]

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Lestrade and Gregson glanced at each other with an incredulous smile. "If this man was murdered, how was it done?" asked the formner. "Poison," said Sherlock Holmes curtly, and strode off. "One other thing, Lestrade," he added, turning round at the door: "Rache, is the German for revenge'; so don't lose your time looking for Miss Rachel." With which Parthian shot he walked away, leaving the two rivals open-mouthed behind him.

 "I am afraid, Rance, that you will never rise in the force. That headof yours should be for use as well as ornament. You might have gained your sergeant's stripes last night. The man whom you held in your hands is the man who holds the clue of this mystery, and whom we are seeking. There is no use of arguing about it now; I tell you that it is so. Come along, Doctor."

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