Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Speckled Band: Case 5

by Arthur Conan Doyle, Sophie Rohrbach (Illustrator)

Overview

"It was the band. The speckled band!"
After her sister Julia dies suddenly, Helen Stoner worries that she is the killer's next target. With her last words, Julia insisted that the "speckled band" murdered her. Can Holmes and Watson discover the identity of the speckled band before Helen falls victim as well?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781541513082
Publisher:	Lerner Publishing Group
Publication date:	08/01/2017
Series:	On the Case with Holmes and Watson , #5
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	48
File size:	21 MB
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Age Range:	9 - 10 Years

About the Author

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was born on May 22, 1859. He became a doctor in 1882. When this career did not prove successful, Doyle started writing stories. In addition to the popular Sherlock Holmes short stories and novels, Doyle also wrote historical novels, romances, and plays.
French artist Sophie Rohrbach began her career after graduating in display design at the Chambre des Commerce. She went on to design displays in many top department stores, including Galeries Lafayette. She also studied illustration at the Emile Cohl school in Lyon, France, where she now lives with her daughter. Rohrbach has illustrated many children's books.

Date of Birth:

May 22, 1859

Date of Death:

July 7, 1930

Place of Birth:

Edinburgh, Scotland

Place of Death:

Crowborough, Sussex, England

Education:

Edinburgh University, B.M., 1881; M.D., 1885