Sherlock Holmes

The first Sherlock Holmes novel - and the beginning of the world's most famous detective partnership.

London, 1881. Dr John Watson has returned from military service in Afghanistan and is searching for a place to live. Sherlock Holmes, a brilliant and eccentric consulting detective, is looking for a flatmate. Their meeting at 221B Baker Street marks the beginning of one of the most enduring partnerships in fiction.

Soon Watson accompanies Holmes to the scene of their first shared investigation: a mysterious death in an abandoned house, a cryptic word written in blood, and clues that confound the police but reveal to Holmes the first threads of a larger design.

From the streets of London to a dark story of love and vengeance in the American West, A Study in Scarlet combines detective fiction, gothic atmosphere and a dramatic tale of revenge. In this debut novel, Arthur Conan Doyle established the brilliant detective, the loyal narrator and the method of deduction that would define Sherlock Holmes for generations.

First published in 1887, A Study in Scarlet introduced Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson to the world. It is presented here as Volume 1 of The Complete Sherlock Holmes Collection, arranged according to the order of original publication.

This is the English-language hardcover edition of A Study in Scarlet.

Arthur Conan Doyle. Sherlock Holmes. A Study in Scarlet. The Complete Sherlock Holmes Collection 1. A Study in Scarlet (London: Ward, Lock and Co., 1888; first published in Beeton's Christmas Annual, London, 1887); Complete and Unabridged Unillustrated Edition. Vollst¤ndige Neuausgabe ohne Illustrationen, 1. Auflage, G¶ttingen 2026.

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