Résultats pour "Vampires" dans Détectives traditionnels

Sherlock Holmes est contacté par Robert Ferguson au sujet d'une affaire qui ressemble fort à une affaire de vampire : sa femme a récemment été surprise en train de mordre le cou de leur jeune enfant.

Who would suspect that the same mind that created the most famous literary detective of all time also took on the eternally popular genre of vampires? Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, a contemporary of Bram Stoker, gave us some fascinating works of vampire fiction. From the bloodsucking plant in "The American's Tale" to the bloodsucking wife in "The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire," he reveled in the horror created by creatures who survived on the blood of men and women.

Read by the inimitable Christopher Lee are four tales from the great detective’s case book, including bones that won’t stay buried and an exotic South American vampire. In these four tales from his case book, we find the great detective summoned to investigate mysterious bones which just...

Victorian England's most famous consulting detective is hot on the trail of London's most notorious serial killer, Jack the Ripper. But in Sherlock Holmes and the Whitechapel Vampire, Jack is a vampire and Holmes' refusal to believe it could be his undoing as the two match wits in this delightfully original first novel.

Bram Stoker portrayed Dracula as a terrifying creature of the night: heartless, soulless, preying on the pure and innocent. Fred Saberhagen, bestselling coauthor of the official movie tie-in for Bram Stoker's Dracula, shows another side to Dracula as the vampire is summoned by Dr. Watson to rescue Sherlock Holmes.

Bodies washing up along the eastern coast of New England and the mysterious grounding of a “ghost ship” near Manhattan combine to bring Sherlock Holmes out of retirement to resume his pursuit of the villainous Baron Antonio Barlucci--the Whitechapel Vampire. But when he arrives in London to enlist the assistance of Dr. Watson, the good doctor has reservations.

Die nie veröffentlichten Fälle des Meisterdetektives in Hörspielform! Schleichend breitet sich das Verhängnis über England aus: Vor der Küste Whitbys gerät die "Demeter" in einen Sturm und läuft auf Grund. Ihre Ladung - fünfzig Holzkisten, gefüllt mit Erde - spurlos verschwunden. Ihre Mannschaft - grausam ermordet. Das Logbuch des Kapitäns berichtet von einem unheiligen Wesen, das an Bord wütete... Da überschlagen sich die Ereignisse.

The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire, written by British author Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 12 Sherlock Holmes stories collected between 1921 and 1927 as The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes. It was first published in the January 1924 issues of The Strand Magazine in London and Hearst's International Magazine in New York. Holmes receives an odd letter that makes reference to vampires.

Mr. Ferguson is convinced his Peruvian second wife is harming their baby, claiming she has been sucking his son's blood. As Holmes untangles the strange behavior, hidden motives, and family secrets, the truth reveals a cunning twist that is far more shocking than any superstition.

Der älteste Sohn und Titelerbe des Barons Collingwood stirbt an einer mysteriösen Krankheit. Kurz darauf verschlechtert sich auch der Gesundheitszustand des zweitältesten Sohnes dramatisch. Da Ärzte und Polizei vor einem Rätsel stehen, engagiert der Baron Holmes und Watson.

"The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire", written by British author Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 12 Sherlock Holmes stories collected between 1921 and 1927 as The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes. It was first published in the January 1924 issues of The Strand Magazine in London and Hearst's International Magazine in New York.

Der älteste Sohn und Titelerbe des Barons Collingwood stirbt an einer mysteriösen Krankheit. Kurz darauf verschlechtert sich auch der Gesundheitszustand des zweitältesten Sohnes dramatisch. Da Ärzte und Polizei vor einem Rätsel stehen, engagiert der Baron Holmes und Watson.

With Baron Barlucci escaping London on his way to New York with Abigail Drake, Dr. Watson is certain they’ve seen the last of the Whitechapel Vampire; Sherlock Holmes isn’t so sure. They soon learn the Animus Lacuna, barque of the now infamous Barlucci, was reported lost at sea and a longboat carrying the body of Abigail Drake was recovered by Newfoundland fishermen. But when Inspector Andrews of Scotland Yard arrives to retrieve her remains, the body suddenly disappears and Sherlock Holmes is called in to investigate.

The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire, written by British author Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 12 Sherlock Holmes stories collected between 1921 and 1927 as The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes. It was first published in the January 1924 issues of The Strand Magazine in London and Hearst's International Magazine in New York. Holmes receives an odd letter that makes reference to vampires. Mr. Robert Ferguson, who comes to 221B Baker Street the next morning, has become convinced that his Peruvian second wife has been sucking their baby son's blood.

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Holmes receives an odd letter that makes reference to vampires. Mr. Robert Ferguson, who comes to 221B Baker Street the next morning, has become convinced that his Peruvian second wife has been sucking their baby son's blood. By his first wife, he has a 15-year-old son named Jack, who suffered an unfortunate accident as a child and now, although he can still walk, he does not have the full use of his legs. After the bloodsucking began, Jack has unaccountably been struck twice by his stepmother, although Mr. Ferguson cannot imagine why.