A poet is hired by the owner of a wax museum in a circus to write tales about Harun al Raschid, Ivan the Terrible and Jack the Ripper. While writing, the poet and the daughter of the owner, Eva, fantasize the fantastic stories and fall in love for each other.

最经典的群众出版社的翻译版本，一经出版，立即风靡成千上万的中国人。离奇的情节，扣人的悬念，世界上最聪明的侦探，人间最诡秘的案情，福尔摩斯不但让罪犯无处藏身，也让你的脑细胞热情激荡，本套书获第一届全国优秀外国文学图书奖。