The Sign of the Four
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An Apple Books Classic edition.
The methods of deduction that made Sherlock Holmes literature’s most beloved detective are at the heart of this exquisitely plotted mystery.
A short time after the suspicious disappearance of her father, Mary Morstan began receiving strange gifts. Each year, someone sends her a priceless pearl in the mail with no name attached. This year, the pearl has arrived with a note inviting her to finally meet the unknown sender—and Holmes and Watson plan to attend the rendezvous.
Before long, the pair uncover a chain of events involving betrayal, revenge, and secrets originating far away in British-controlled India. In a fascinating whodunit shaded by the expansion of the British Empire, Dr. Watson’s descriptions of Holmes’ brilliant mind in action are every bit as irresistible as the mystery itself.
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Adaptations of Doyle's Sherlock Holmes adventures have been mounted in virtually every medium short of nude interpretive dance and have varied widely in quality, but this version of the second Holmes novel is outstanding. Reuniting the creative team that previously adapted The Hound of the Baskervilles and A Study in Scarlet, this volume features all of the hallmarks of the original prose. and the visual translation is rich with Victorian period atmosphere. Culbard's animation background is evident in the clean and deceptively simple artwork. The adaptation also does justice to the complicated plot involving a secret born during the Indian Rebellion in 1857.The narrative is also notable in the Holmes oeuvre for featuring Watson confronting Holmes about the detective's cocaine habit (which Holmes claims keeps his mind sharp when his daily life becomes a bore), and the introduction of Mary Morstan, a client who comes to mean a great deal to Dr. Watson. A real treat in every way.