Speckled Band' - was all that could be made out of the blood-curdling shriek of the woman who died an abrupt, unaccountable death at the dead of night. The murder as well as the mystery of the 'Speckled Band' remains unsolved till Sherlock Holmes takes it on. The Best of Sherlock Holmes has in its armoury, five other mysterious stories - all testifying to the deftness of the peerless Mr. Holmes.

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