description: 'His Last Bow', the title story of this collection, tells how Sherlock Holmes is brought out of retirement to help the Government fight the German threat at the approach of the First World War. The Prime Minister himself requests Holmes's services to hunt down the remarkable German agent, Von Bork. Several of the detective's earlier cases complete the volume, including 'Wisteria Lodge', 'The Bruce-Partington Plans', and 'The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax'. In 'The Dying Detective', Dr Watson is horrified to discover Holmes at death's door from a mysterious tropical disease as his friend lays a trap for a murderer.
language: English
title: His Last Bow
titlecomplete: His Last Bow
characters: Sherlock Holmes, Mrs. Hudson (Conan Doyle series), Mycroft Holmes, Dr. John Watson, Von Bork
genres: Fiction, Short Stories, Mystery, Thriller, Detective, Mystery Thriller, Classics, Historical Fiction, Crime, Audiobook
ratings_count: 43841
series: Sherlock Holmes
publisher: Headline Review