A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes, #1) (Rollercoasters) (Baker Street Readers)

by Arthur Conan Doyle

When Dr John Watson takes rooms in Baker Street with amateur detective Sherlock Holmes, he has no idea that he is about to enter a shadowy world of criminality and violence. Accompanying Holmes to an ill-omened house in south London, Watson is startled to find a dead man whose face is contorted in a rictus of horror. There is no mark of violence on the body yet a single word is written on the wall in blood. Dr Watson is as baffled as the police, but Holmes' brilliant analytical skills soon uncover a trail of murder, revenge and lost love.

• ISBN13: 9780141034331
• Publish Date: 31 March 2008 (first published July 1979)
• Publish Status: Active
• Out of Print: 17 July 2015
• Publish Country: GB
• Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
• Imprint: Penguin Classics
• Format: Paperback (A-Format (178x111 mm))
• Pages: 176
• Language: English

Reviews

[inlibrisveritas]

3.5 Stars

Quite enjoyable! I loved getting to see Sherlock and Watson become acquainted, and I especially love all the sass and arrogance on Sherlock's part. The mystery itself is fairly quickly paced and gets to the point rather quickly...but then sort of stalls out with the way it presents "Why" of the case. Then of course there is the problematic way Mormons are represented, which is really unfortunate and from my understanding Doyle came to regret the way he wrote that portion.
Despite that it's still a good read. It's quick and easy, and I'm looking forward to the second one!

[Michael @ Knowledge Lost]

The book that started the adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson was A Study in Scarlet. The book is split into two separate but linked stories; Being a Reprint from the Reminiscences of John Watson, M.D., Late of the Army Medical Department & The Country of the Saints. The first part tells the story of Dr. Watson and Sherlock Holmes meeting and their first case. The Second is the background to the case and the reasons why it lead to murder. A Study in Scarlet was a very easy and enjoyable book to read and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle has a beautiful way of writing.