A Study in Scarlet
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4.4 • 58 Ratings
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Publisher Description
A Study in Scarlet is a detective mystery novel written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, introducing his new character of Sherlock Holmes, who later became one of the most famous literary detective characters. He wrote the story in 1886, and it was published the next year.
Customer Reviews
Fun, thrilling mystery
A fast-paced well written suspense mystery with a good touch of poignancy.
A Study In Scarlet
The first of Conan Doyles Sherlock Holmes books, the story opens leading the reader through the travails of Dr Watson and his acquaintance with Holmes. Once sharing rooms, they embark together on the Study in Scarlet, a tale for one unfamiliar to Holmes, which applies deductive reasoning to the search for a murderer, based upon keen examination of the crime scene.
In common with other Holmes mysteries, both the perpetrator and the deductions are explained at stories end.