A Study in Scarlet
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4.4 • 1.2K Ratings
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Publisher Description
An Apple Books Classic edition.
Combining brilliant deduction with an unexpectedly sprawling story, Arthur Conan Doyle’s first Sherlock Holmes novel introduces one of literature’s most enduring partnerships.
Recently returned from military service, Dr. John Watson meets the eccentric and relentlessly observant Sherlock Holmes in London. When a baffling murder leads Holmes through a maze of clues, the investigation becomes a tale of betrayal and vengeance in the American West.
Watson watches his new companion transform scattered evidence into certainty, as the case reveals how a grievance carried across decades can turn poisonous. A Study in Scarlet’s brisk, inventive, and structurally daring style captures the birth of a legendary relationship, and the moment the modern detective story found its voice.
Customer Reviews
Thrilling First Sherlock Holmes Book
‘ A Study In Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle was written in 1887. The book is a Sherlock Holmes book and is the first Sherlock Holmes book. The book introduces Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson to us in a thrilling detective story full of mysterious murders. The first half of the book centres on Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson meeting, the murders and the capture of the murdered while the second part of the book focuses on a back story with the murderer and his victims.
I have read a few Sherlock Holmes books before, I have read a short story collection and ‘The Hound Of The Baskervilles’ and I enjoyed both the books. ‘A Study In Scarlet’ didn’t disappoint, it was thrilling book and was good to read the beginning of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson. Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes books are all so easy to read even today and this was an easy book to get into. A great read.
Still fantastic
If you've never read a Sherlock Holmes story before, this is a great choice to begin with. By the end you will realise why SH stories are still so popular and loved by hard core fans and new comers alike. Mystery, suspense, action,humour, romance...it's all there. It's never dull and not overly long. This will have you reading to the very last word to find out who,how and why. And it's free!!! Don't let the fact it was written over 100 years ago put you off.
A literary triumph
First time reading an ACD book and what a treat it was!