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A Study in Scarlet
A Study in Scarlet — Arthur Conan Doyle. Dr Watson meets Sherlock Holmes and joins him in investigating a mysterious death in an empty London house. The case introduces Holmes's methods of observation and deduction before tracing its origins to a distant history of persecution and revenge.
Arthur Conan DoyleCrimeeBookPudd'nhead Wilson
Pudd'nhead Wilson — Mark Twain. A secret exchange of two infants in a Missouri slaveholding town reshapes their lives and the identities society assigns them. When a murder brings suspicion upon visiting twins, David Wilson's fingerprint records expose a deeper history of deception and injustice.
Mark TwainNoveleBookThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes — Arthur Conan Doyle. Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson investigate twelve puzzles, from Irene Adler’s elusive photograph to a priceless blue jewel hidden in a Christmas goose. Observation and deduction uncover the secrets beneath everyday Victorian life.
Arthur Conan DoyleShort story collectioneBookThe Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles — Arthur Conan Doyle. The death of Sir Charles Baskerville revives a legend of a monstrous hound haunting his family on Dartmoor. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson investigate a landscape of hidden watchers, treacherous marshes, and carefully manufactured fear.
Arthur Conan DoyleCrimeeBookThe Sign of the Four
The Sign of the Four — Arthur Conan Doyle. Mary Morstan brings Sherlock Holmes a mystery involving her missing father, anonymous gifts of pearls and a promised meeting. Holmes and Watson follow a stolen Indian treasure through Victorian London to a dramatic pursuit on the Thames.
Arthur Conan DoyleCrimeeBookThe Valley of Fear
The Valley of Fear — Arthur Conan Doyle. A killing at a moated English manor leads Sherlock Holmes to clues that resist the official explanation. The mystery reaches back to an American mining valley, a secret society, and a man living under the shadow of an old vendetta.
Arthur Conan DoyleCrimeeBook