Akron Public Library

Contains Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's first twelve stories and includes such famous cases as "The Red-headed League," in which Holmes uncovers a well-concealed, devilishly clever criminal plot "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle," in which Holmes must trap a jewel thief--with astonishing results "The Adventure of the Speckled Band," in which Holmes and Watson find themselves dealing with treachery, violence, and deadly snakes and nine more equally thrilling...

Holmes is hired by Roland Carstairs to safeguard the star of Rhodesia, a fabulous diamond that is being transported via train from London to Edinburgh. Holmes replaces the diamond with a forgery that is subsequently stolen, and Carstairs is murdered. Four women have been found murdered and each has had her forefinger severed. Scotland Yard is baffled, so they enlist the aid of Sherlock Holmes. Blackmail, hypnotism, and Professor Moriarty all play...

When unsuspecting purchasers of music boxes start turning up dead, Holmes and Watson discover an even bigger problem - their prime suspect is already behind bars.

"Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson conduct a gruesome and dangerous search through London's squalid east end for the legendary Jack the Ripper. They soon discover that he is no ordinary murderer, but one with influential and determined friends."

Only five episodes of the BBC's celebrated 1960s Sherlock Holmes series survive. Coincidentally, all five star the inimitable Peter Cushing as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's legendary detective, with Nigel Stock as Dr. Watson. And, fortunately for Holmes fans, they have finally been made available on DVD in North America.

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson investigate the disappearance of a woman's father. She shows them a number of clues: a box of pearls, a newspaper advertisement, a map of an Indian fortress and a note telling her to keep an appointment that evening, when she will learn something to her advantage.

Dramatization of a story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The most eligible bachelor in London, Lord St. Simon, has just married a wealthy American woman. The young couple's wedding day turns to tragedy when an unwelcome guest arrives at the wedding breakfast and the bride disappears. Sherlock Holmes is plagued with terrible nightmares, which cause him to regard the plight of Lord St. Simon with contempt. Will Holmes take the case?

1920 - Blaenau Ffestiniog, Wales: Tessa Wiggins's "madness" is provoked by the adopted spirit of a two-thousand-year-old Druid priestess mentoring her to be the servant of The Earth Mother. When Tessa defies treatment, her lover asks a childhood friend, Sherlock Holmes, to intervene. But despite everyone's best intentions, Tessa finds herself in Hellingford Asylum, where she is driven toward her final breaking point on All-Halloween.