A Study in Scarlet, written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and published in 1887, was the first novel to feature Sherlock Holmes.
Upon returning to London from the Afghan War, Dr. John Watson is introduced to Sherlock Holmes—a keen observer, an expert at deduction, and the world’s first Consulting Detective.
After setting up residence at 221B Baker Street, Watson and his new companion become involved in the investigation of a dead body found with \”RACHE\” (German for Revenge) written in blood on the wall. Holmes employs his extraordinary skills to unravel the “scarlet thread of murder” that weaves through the streets of London and across the Atlantic to the alkali plains of the western United States.
A Study in Scarlet is the novel that would lay the foundation for the modern Crime Detective genre.
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