Publisher's Synopsis
With the faithful Watson at his side, the inimitable Sherlock Holmes faces some mind-boggling puzzles-and manages to come out on top every time! Holmes's clever investigations in "The Six Napoleons", "The Musgrave Ritual", "The Empty House", and the other intriguing cases replete with treachery, duplicity, and murderous evil display the unique powers of his eagle eye and his brilliant brain.Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was born the third of ten siblings on 22 May 1859 in Edinburgh, Scotland. His father, Charles Altamont Doyle, was born in England of Irish descent, and his mother, born Mary Foley, was Irish. They were married in 1855.Although he is now referred to as "Conan Doyle", the origin of this compound surname (if that is how he meant it to be understood) is uncertain. His baptism record in the registry of St Mary's Cathedral in Edinburgh gives 'Arthur Ignatius Conan' as his Christian name, and simply 'Doyle' as his surname. It also names Michael Conan as his godfather.
