A Study In Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle

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's brilliant analytical skills soon uncover a trail of murder, revenge and lost love ...

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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!

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