num_pages: 200
description: As a dense yellow fog swirls through the streets of London, a deep melancholy has descended on Sherlock Holmes, who sits in a cocaine-induced haze at 221B Baker Street. His mood is only lifted by a visit from a beautiful but distressed young woman - Mary Morstan, whose father vanished ten years before. Four years later she began to receive an exquisite gift every year: a large, lustrous pearl. Now she has had an intriguing invitation to meet her unknown benefactor and urges Holmes and Watson to accompany her. And in the ensuing investigation - which involves a wronged woman, a stolen hoard of Indian treasure, a wooden-legged ruffian, a helpful dog and a love affair - even the jaded Holmes is moved to exclaim, 'Isn't it gorgeous!'--back cover
language: English
title: The Sign of the Four
titlecomplete: The Sign of the Four (Sherlock Holmes, #2)
characters: Sherlock Holmes, Mary Morstan, Athelney Jones, Dr. John Watson
genres: Classics, Mystery, Detective, Thriller, Audiobook, Historical Fiction, 19th Century, Fiction, Mystery Thriller, Crime
ratings_count: 150109
series: Sherlock Holmes
publisher: Oxford University Press