A study in scarlet

A study in scarlet

by Arthur Conan Doyle
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Publication Date: 11/01/2026

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A corpse in a derelict house. The word "RACHE"—revenge—scrawled in blood on the wall. No visible wound. A baffled Scotland Yard. Into this fog of Victorian London steps a singular man: Sherlock Holmes. A detective who sees clues where others see none, who deduces a man’s life from the mud on his boots and the callus on his finger. To his new flatmate, Dr. John Watson—a wounded war veteran yearning for excitement—Holmes is a fascinating, infuriating enigma. Their first case together is a plunge into a labyrinth of murder, vengeance, and secret history. From the grimy streets of London to a haunting flashback in the American West, this investigation is darker and more profound than any mere police matter. It is a tale of love twisted into fanaticism and justice warped into a deadly obsession. A Study in Scarlet is not just a mystery; it is the genesis of the world’s greatest detective partnership. Within these pages, Arthur Conan Doyle forever changed crime literature, introducing the methods of deduction, the iconic Baker Street rooms, and a brilliance that has captivated readers for over a century. Step into 221B Baker Street. The game is afoot.

ISBN:
9791256795970
9791256795970
Category:
Crime & mystery
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
11-01-2026
Language:
English
Publisher:
Cactus
Arthur Conan Doyle

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh in 1859 and died in 1930. Within those years was crowded a variety of activity and creative work that made him an international figure and inspired the French to give him the epithet 'the good giant'.

He was the nephew of 'Dickie Doyle' the artist, and was educated at Stonyhurst, and later studied medicine at Edinburgh University, where the methods of diagnosis of one of the professors provided the idea for the methods of deduction used by Sherlock Holmes. He set up as a doctor at Southsea and it was while waiting for patients that he began to write.

His growing success as an author enabled him to give up his practice and turn his attention to other subjects. His greatest achievement was, of course, his creation of Sherlock Holmes, who soon attained international status and constantly distracted him from his other work; at one time Conan Doyle killed him but was obliged by public protest to restore him to life.

And in his creation of Dr Watson, Holmes's companion in adventure and chronicler, Conan Doyle produced not only a perfect foil for Holmes but also one of the most famous narrators in fiction.

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