‘Doctor Watson, Mr Sherlock Holmes.’

With these now-iconic words, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle introduces one of literature’s most enduring partnerships. In A Study in Scarlet, the brilliant, unconventional Sherlock Holmes meets Dr John Watson, whose keen observations and faithful accounts bring the great detective’s extraordinary cases to life.

First published in 1887, A Study in Scarlet lays the foundations for a world of ingenious deductions, baffling mysteries and unexpected revelations. Its companion, The Sign of the Four, published in 1890, leads Holmes and Watson into a darker tale of stolen treasure, treachery and murder, stretching from the gas-lit streets of Victorian London to the distant reaches of colonial India.

Together, these two classic novels establish the foundations of the Sherlock Holmes canon, inviting readers into a world where every detail holds a clue, every shadow conceals a secret, and the truth awaits those with the wit to uncover it. Timeless, atmospheric and endlessly intriguing, they remain essential reading for lovers of classic crime fiction.