num_pages: 152
description: This is the novel that introduced Sherlock Holmes to the world through the narrative of his friend, the retired military doctor, Dr. John H. Watson. Watson is introduced to Holmes and, despite this odd man s peculiar manners, accepts him as a roommate. Soon both men are drawn into the investigation of the murder of an American in Brixton that is baffling the London police so much that they call upon Holmes for help. It is a case that fully engages Holmes uncanny powers of observation and deduction to separate real clues from the many false leads in order to identify the murderer.
language: English
title: A Study in Scarlet
titlecomplete: A Study in Scarlet (World Classics in Large Print)
characters: John Ferrier, Enoch Drebber, Dr. John Watson, Mrs. Hudson (Conan Doyle series), Joseph Stangerson, Inspector Lestrade, Tobias Gregson, Sherlock Holmes, Lucy Ferrier, Jefferson Hope
genres: Classics, Mystery, Detective, Thriller, Audiobook, Historical Fiction, 19th Century, Fiction, Mystery Thriller, Crime
ratings_count: 426456
places: Utah, London, England
series: Sherlock Holmes
publisher: The Large Print Book Company