Could it be that Sherlock Holmes has finally met his match in the villainous Professor Moriarty? Quite possibly. The only way to know for certain is to read the climactic story "The Final Problem" from this collection of Sherlock Holmes tales.
In The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, the second compilation of stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (following The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes), we learn about Holmes' first-ever investigation in "The Gloria Scott"; meet his older, smarter (and fatter and lazier) brother Mycroft; and are introduced to the most evil criminal mastermind in English literature, Professor Moriarty. This Top Five Classics edition includes:
All 98 of the original illustrations by Sidney Paget
All twelve stories that originally appeared in the Strand Magazine
A short introduction
Author bio and bibliography