The Adventure of the Engineer’s Thumb and Other Cases:As usual with the Sherlock Holmes stories it is very hard to say which are the best – but there are many stories here which would get the vote.The Valley of Fear:The deadly hand of Professor Moriarty once more reaches out to commit a vile and ingenious crime, but a mole in Moriarty’s criminal organization alerts Sherlock Holmes.A Study in Scarlet:When Dr John Watson takes rooms in Baker Street with amateur detective Sherlock Holmes, he has no idea that he is about to enter a shadowy world of criminality and violence.The Hound of the Baskervilles:The terrible spectacle of the beast, the fog of the moor, the discovery of a body: this classic horror story pits detective against dog, rationalism against the supernatural, good against evil.The Five Orange Pips and Other Cases:Sherlock Holmes, scourge of criminals everywhere, whether they be lurking in London’s foggy backstreets or plotting behind the walls of an idyllic country mansion.The Sign of Four:A dense yellow miasma swirls in the streets of London as Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson accompany a beautiful young woman to a sinister assignation.The Adventure of the Six Napoleons and Other Cases:Many readers would claim that The Adventure of the Copper Beeches or The Man with the Twisted Lip was their favourite Sherlock Holmes story.The Best of Sherlock Holmes:Faithfully supported by his chronicler, Dr Watson, Sherlock Holmes pits his wits against ‘Napoleon of Crime’ Professor Moriarty, assists European royalty threatened by disgrace.