The Speckled Band Author:Peter Leigh "Livewire" is a range of reading material with a teenage/adult interest level for those with a reading age of 10 or below, or for adult students learning English as a second or foreign language. All "Livewire" titles have been written by qualified special needs teachers, and have been assessed by The Basic Skills Agency to ensure accessibility i... more »n both layout and content. Livewire Classics are abridged versions of classic short stories, which retain most of the original text and all of its magic. A Frightened young woman visits the great detective, Sherlock Holmes. Can he solve the mystery of her sister's death? What was the speckled band she spoke of at her death?« less