Books like The Complete Sherlock Holmes
12 books with a reading profile close to The Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle. Clear-cut; a moderate read.
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The Woman in White
entertainment, narrative
The story begins when drawing master Walter Hartright encounters a distressed woman dressed entirely in white on a moonlit road to London.
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Death Comes as the End
Also clear-cut · entertainment, mystery
Set in ancient Egypt in 2000 B.C., the narrative follows Renisenb after she returns to her father’s estate on the banks of the Nile.
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The Maltese Falcon
narrative, mystery
In San Francisco, private investigator Sam Spade enters a labyrinth of deception after his partner is killed while tailing a man for a mysterious client, Brigid O'Shaughnessy.
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Ivanhoe
by Walter Scott
Also clear-cut · entertainment, narrative
Set in twelfth-century England, the story follows Wilfred of Ivanhoe, a Saxon knight returning from the Crusades to a land fractured by ethnic tension.
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The Sittaford Mystery
Also clear-cut · entertainment, mystery
In a remote village on the edge of Dartmoor, heavy snow isolates a group of residents during a séance at Sittaford House.
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The Three Musketeers
Also clear-cut · entertainment, narrative
D’Artagnan, a headstrong provincial nobleman, arrives in 17th-century Paris hoping to join the elite guard of King Louis XIII.
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The Mysterious Island
by Jules Verne
Also clear-cut · entertainment, narrative
During the American Civil War, five northern prisoners escape Richmond by hijacking a hot air balloon, only to crash onto a remote, uncharted volcanic island in the Pacific.
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Batman: The Long Halloween
by Jeph Loeb
entertainment, narrative
Set in the early days of Batman’s career, this mystery follows a year-long investigation into a serial killer known as Holiday, who murders members of the Falcone and Maroni crime families on specific calendar holidays.
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The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood
by Howard Pyle
Also clear-cut · entertainment, narrative
In medieval Nottinghamshire, young Robin Hood becomes an outlaw after killing a royal deer and an abusive forester in self-defense.
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Schweizerische Robinson
Also clear-cut · entertainment, narrative
The narrative recounts the experiences of a Swiss pastor, his wife, and their four sons—Fritz, Ernest, Jack, and Franz—after their ship wrecks on a deserted tropical island.
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