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Książka w dwóch wersjach językowych: polskiej i angielskiej. A dual Polish-English language edition. Do doktora Watsona zgłasza się pacjent z ciężką raną. Victor Hatherley, inżynier hydraulik, opowiada, że został zatrudniony przez pułkownika Lysandera Starka do ustalenia przyczyn awarii maszyny służącej rzekomo do prasowania w brykiety ziemi foluszniczej (stosowanej do folowania tkanin). W zamian za...

Originally written in 1907, „The Red Thumb Mark” opens the series by R. Austin Freeman featuring Dr. Thorndyke, who is a sort of Sherlock-Holmes type character. A single fingerprint is found at the scene of a crime. When the police are able to identify that fingerprint, the case seems closed. But Dr. Thorndyke, the detective/barrister/medical doctor who takes on defense of this suspect, thinks he can...

One of the most prolific writers of the twentieth century, Edgar Wallace was an immensely popular author, who created exciting thrillers spiced with tales of treacherous crooks and hard-boiled detectives. „The Double” is a story about a man who encounters his unknown double and the trouble that arises. When Dick Staines joined the police force the big case of the day had been the Staines murder. The...

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - a collection of short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, a British writer and medical doctor. He created the characters of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. The Sherlock Holmes stories are considered milestones in the field of crime fiction. This collection of stories consists of: A Scandal in Bohemia The Red-Headed League A Case of Identity The Boscombe...