num_pages: 160
description: 'Down the Strand the lamps were but misty splotches of diffused light which threw a feeble circular glimmer upon the slimy pavement'. Whilst the seamy streets of London drown in a sea of smog, Sherlock Holmes sinks into a cocaine-induced melancholy, until Miss Mary Morstan presents him with a most intriguing case. A terrible death, an unknown benefactor, stolen treasure, and a secret pact between criminals stretching back to a mutiny-torn India, lead Holmes into an epic pursuit of the truth...
language: English
title: The Sign of Four
titlecomplete: The Sign of Four (Sherlock Holmes, #2)
characters: Dr. John Watson, Sherlock Holmes, Athelney Jones, Mary Morstan
genres: Mystery, Fiction, 19th Century, Thriller, Classics, Crime, Mystery Thriller, Detective, Historical Fiction, Audiobook
ratings_count: 150122
series: Sherlock Holmes
publisher: Headline