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Description edit
The first of "rediscovered" Sherlock Holmes adventures, THE SEVEN-PER-CENT SOLUTION is now a new classic. These reminiscences of John H. Watson, M.D., recount the unique collaboration of Holmes and the equally great detective of the human psyche, Sigmund Freud, as they solve a mystery on which... read more
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First Sentence edit
As I stated in the preamble to "The Final Problem," my marriage and my subsequent start in private practise wrought a subtle but definite alteration in the pattern of my friendship with Sherlock Holmes.
Table of Contents edit
Foreword
Introductory
Part 1: The Problem
1. Professor Moriarty
2. Biographical
3. A Decision Is Reached
4. Interlude in Pall Mall
5. A Journey Through the Fog
6. Toby Surpasses Himself
7. Two Demonstrations
Part 2: The Solution
8. A Holiday in Hell
9. Concerning a Game of Tennis and a Violin
10. A Study in Hysteria
11. We Visit the Opera
12. Revelations
13. Sherlock Holmes Theorizes
14. We Join a Funeral
15. Pursuit!
16. What Happened Next
17. The Final Problem
Acknowledgements
Series & Lists edit
This is book 9 of 10 in Publishers Weekly Bestselling Novels In 1974. (authoritative list)
Preceded by I Heard the Owl Call My Name, and followed by The Fan Club.
This is book 65 of 100 in Top 100 Mysteries of All Time (Mystery Writers of America, 1995). (authoritative list)
Preceded by Ashenden, or, The British agent, and followed by The Doorbell Rang.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Nicholas Meyer (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Country: England
Publication Date: 1974
ISBN: 0340194146
Page Count: 244
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Country: England
Publication Date: 1974
ISBN: 0340194146
Page Count: 244
Awards edit
- Gold Dagger (1975)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PS3563.E88 1974
- Dewey: 813.54
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Movie Connections edit
- Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976) (IMDb): Staring Nicol Williamson, Robert Duvall, and Alan Arkin
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