本书中这些失落的神秘悬疑之作都是出自伟大的福尔摩斯之父——柯南•道尔之手，这其中大部分作品，从《被“诅咒”的黑色石头》到《不幸的告密者》，以及《黑医生》等等，长期以来一直没有被引入国内，许多读者都不知道它们的存在，因而这本书不仅是首次出版的神秘故事，而且能让读者感受到超越阅读福尔摩斯时才会有的乐趣。

This book is composed by Conan Doyle, father of Sherlock Holmes. Many people are not familiar with his other works because many of them are not introduced into China for a long time. Therefore, this book signifies it is not only the first Chinese version of his mysterious story, but also a hard-earned opportunity to obtain a different kind of pleasure.

本书共包括十五个高潮迭起的短篇故事，从令你意想不到的视角展开描述，层层递进，神秘惊悚的气息迎面而来。一枚黑色的石头是否能成为你的幸运神石；被诅咒的恶魔会在山谷中闪烁着怎样惑人心神的光芒；能够长生不老的埃及人和会动的木乃伊又会带给您怎样的震撼。还有那永远都无法亲吻爱人的女子，你是否会同情她的不幸遭遇。其间的种种精彩等着你自己来发掘，请跟着柯南.道尔的脚步走进这迷幻离奇的世界。

The whole book contains 15 short stories with exciting plots and all of them will impress you with thrilling and mysterious atmosphere. Besides, it is logical together with its exquisite composition, and it will also leave you an impression that is incredibly wonderful for its fertile imagination.

柯南•道尔是英国杰出的侦探小说家、剧作家，世界著名小说家，堪称侦探悬疑小说的鼻祖，被誉为“英国侦探小说之父”。他的书也成为“世界最畅销书“之一，柯南•道尔也成为世界上最著名的侦探小说家。
除此之外他还曾写过《失落的世界》等多部其他类型的小说，其作品涉及科幻、悬疑、历史小说、爱情小说、戏剧、诗歌等。

Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doylewas a Scottish physician and writer who is most noted for his fictional stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered milestones in the field of crime fiction.
He was a prolific writer whose other works include fantasy and science fiction stories, plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction, and historical novels.