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    The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle
    The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle
    The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle
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    The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle

    By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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    On Christmas Eve, the invaluable Blue Carbuncle has been stolen from the Countess of Morcar's hotel room. A plumber is arrested on the spot but the expensive missing gem is still nowhere to be found. Sherlock Holmes is called on to try to solve this puzzle. "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle" is part of "The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes."-
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSAGA Egmont
    Release dateSep 28, 2020
    ISBN9788726586626
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    Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

    Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930) was a Scottish writer and physician, most famous for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes and long-suffering sidekick Dr Watson. Conan Doyle was a prolific writer whose other works include fantasy and science fiction stories, plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction and historical novels.

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