"Sherlock Holmes"

After finally catching serial killer and occult *sorcerer Lord Blackwood, legendary *sleuth Sherlock Holmes and his assistant Dr. Watson can close yet another successful case. But when Blackwood mysteriously returns from the *grave and *resumes his killing, Holmes must take up the hunt once again. *Contending with his partner's new fiancée and the *dimwitted head of Scotland Yard, the detective must *unravel the clues that will lead him into a web of murder, *deceit, and black magic.

DIFFICULT VOCABULARY

sorcerer - hechicero, brujo

sleuth - sabueso

grave - tumba

resume - reanudar, continuar

contending - lidiar

dimwitted - lerdo, mentecato

unravel - desenredar

deceit - engaño, mentira

The Book: Sherlock Holmes is a fictional character of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries who first appeared in publication in 1887. He was the creation of Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A brilliant London-based "consulting detective", Holmes is famous for his intellectual prowess and is renowned for his skillful use of astute observation, deductive reasoning and forensic skills to solve difficult cases.