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Recommended crime books (9)
Travel the world without leaving your chair. If you are into crime here are some crime books from Scotland for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.

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A Scandal in Bohemia by Arthur Conan Doyle EN

Rating: 5 (3 votes)
Country: Europe / Scotland flag Scotland
Description:
Sherlock Holmes, the world's “only unofficial consulting detective”, was first introduced to readers in A Study in Scarlet published by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in 1887.It was with the publication of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, however, that the master sleuth grew tremendously in popularity, later to become one of the most beloved literary characters of all time. In this book series, the short stories comprising The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes have been amusingly illustrated using only Lego® brand minifigures and bricks. The illustrations recreate, through custom designed Lego models, t... continue

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A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle EN

Rating: 4 (6 votes)
Country: Europe / Scotland flag Scotland
Description:
The first of the Sherlock Holmes' adventures, this book introduces the great sleuth and explains how Dr. Watson and Holmes come to share rooms together and solve mysteries together.

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Doors Open by Ian Rankin EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Scotland flag Scotland
Description:
Mike Mackenzie is a self-made man with too much time on his hands and a bit of the devil in his soul. He is looking for something to liven up the days and settles on a plot to rip-off one of the most high-profile targets in the capital - the National Gallery of Scotland. So, together with two close friends from the art world, he devises a plan to lift some of the most valuable artwork around. But of course, the real trick is to rob the place for all its worth whilst persuading the world that no crime was ever committed...

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Knots and Crosses : An Inspector Rebus Novel by Ian Rankin EN

Rating: 3 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Scotland flag Scotland
Description:
Detective Sergeant John Rebus must solve the case of the "Edinburgh Strangler" before the killer strikes again.

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Las Aventuras de Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle ES

Rating: 4 (2 votes)
Country: Europe / Scotland flag Scotland
Description:
Las Aventuras de Sherlock Holmes es un libro que recopila cuentos polic�acos escritos por Sir Arthur Conan Doyle en donde el protagonista es su celebre detective privado "Sherlock Holmes".

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Sherlock - Um estudo em vermelho by Arthur Conan Doyle PT

0 Ratings
Country: Europe / Scotland flag Scotland
Description:
Com introdução escrita pelo cocriador do seriado de TV: Steven Moffat - O sucesso da série Sherlock, da BBC, apresentou o lendário detetive de Arthur Conan Doyle a uma nova geração de fãs. O episódio de estreia da série foi inspirado na primeira história de Sherlock Holmes, Um Estudo em Vermelho, e esta edição, com introdução do cocriador da série, Steven Moffat, mostra aos fãs como tudo começou. Um Estudo em Vermelho é uma poderosa história de assassinato, suspense, pistas enigmáticas, rastros falsos e vingança. Aqui, o leitor irá conhecer os lendários personagens Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson ... continue

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The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle EN

Rating: 4 (2 votes)
Country: Europe / Scotland flag Scotland
Description:
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is most well known for his detective novels and the development of crime novels. Creating one of the most well known detectives of all time Doyle was a prolific writer creating many other tales that has intrigued and inspired generations with science fiction, romances and historical novels. The Hound of the Baskervilles is the third novel written by Doyle featuring Sherlock Holmes.

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The Sign of the Four by Arthur Conan Doyle EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Scotland flag Scotland
Description:
Sherlock Holmes took his bottle from the corner of the mantel-piece and his hypodermic syringe from its neat morocco case. With his long, white, nervous fingers he adjusted the delicate needle, and rolled back his left shirt-cuff. For some little time his eyes rested thoughtfully upon the sinewy forearm and wrist all dotted and scarred with innumerable puncture-marks. Finally he thrust the sharp point home, pressed down the tiny piston, and sank back into the velvet-lined arm-chair with a long sigh of satisfaction.Three times a day for many months I had witnessed this performance, but custom h... continue

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Written in Bone by Sue Black EN

0 Ratings
Country: Europe / Scotland flag Scotland
Description:
Our bones are the silent witnesses to the lives we lead. Our stories are marbled into their marrow. Drawing upon her years of research and a wealth of remarkable experience, the world-renowned forensic anthropologist Dame Sue Black takes us on a journey of revelation. From skull to toe, via the teeth, spine, chest, arms, hands, pelvis and legs, she delicately reverse engineers events, piecing together the evidence in our remains to discover thedetails of lives once lived. All that we eat, where we go, everything we do leaves a trace, a message that waits patiently in our bones for the forensic... continue