A Study in Crimson
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Arthur Conan Doyle is the author of the novels and stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson, beloved by millions of readers. "Study in Crimson" - the first story of the detective cycle.
England, XIX century. Former military doctor John Watson, retired, returns to London, where he meets the mysterious Mr. Sherlock Holmes - a great specialist in the investigation of mysterious crimes. Thus begins their first case together. Shrewd and witty Sherlock guesses who is behind the murder in an abandoned house, and finds the criminal. This man's tragic story takes the reader to Utah in the Wild West, a true Mormon stronghold.
The book is illustrated by artist Oleg Pakhomov.
For middle school age.
About the illustrator:
Oleg Pakhomov is an artist-illustrator of children's books. He was born in Sergiev Posad. Graduated from the Russian Academy of Art and Design, specializing in design. He started his career as a magazine illustrator, inspired by the work of the famous Russian artist Igor Oleinikov. In book illustration Oleg Pakhomov is especially successful in details that immerse the reader in a fictional world invented by the author. The books "Floating Island", "Diamond Pipe", "The Adventures of the Aeronauts", "The Hyperboloid of Engineer Garin", "At the Edge of the Oikumene", "Professor Dowel's Head", "The Hound of the Baskervilles", "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" and others have been published by "Nigma" publishing house with Oleg Pakhomov's illustrations.
England, XIX century. Former military doctor John Watson, retired, returns to London, where he meets the mysterious Mr. Sherlock Holmes - a great specialist in the investigation of mysterious crimes. Thus begins their first case together. Shrewd and witty Sherlock guesses who is behind the murder in an abandoned house, and finds the criminal. This man's tragic story takes the reader to Utah in the Wild West, a true Mormon stronghold.
The book is illustrated by artist Oleg Pakhomov.
For middle school age.
About the illustrator:
Oleg Pakhomov is an artist-illustrator of children's books. He was born in Sergiev Posad. Graduated from the Russian Academy of Art and Design, specializing in design. He started his career as a magazine illustrator, inspired by the work of the famous Russian artist Igor Oleinikov. In book illustration Oleg Pakhomov is especially successful in details that immerse the reader in a fictional world invented by the author. The books "Floating Island", "Diamond Pipe", "The Adventures of the Aeronauts", "The Hyperboloid of Engineer Garin", "At the Edge of the Oikumene", "Professor Dowel's Head", "The Hound of the Baskervilles", "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" and others have been published by "Nigma" publishing house with Oleg Pakhomov's illustrations.
See also:
- All books by the publisher
- All books by the author
- All books in the series Adventureland