A Study in Scarlet : The First Sherlock Holmes Mystery (Paperback)

from MichelleCH

This was my first Holmes book and yes, I am hooked. For me this was a great introduction to how Watson and Holmes met and the backgrounds that created these fascinating men. I really like both. Watson is so different from Holmes and is the more practical and immediately likeable. I don't read...

from regularguy5mb

Here we have the very first Sherlock Holmes story, where we are introduced to Dr. Watson and Sherlock Holmes, as well as Lestrade and Gregson of Scotland Yard. What I find fascinating about this story is not only that Holmes pretty much solves the case the day after investigating the crime scene...

from Andrew-theQM

This is an enjoyable introduction to both Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, and it will be interesting to see how their characters develop across the series. I particularly enjoyed the large section that took place on the American Plains (not something you expect in a Sherlock Holmes book!) and how...

from Juva

Wow! What an odd book! I enjoyed reading the story of how Sherlock and Watson first became flatmates and friends. Their first case together was very interesting, and very different from recent modern interpretations.

from Kaethe

Well, I knew from Tatiana's review that it was an awkwardly constructed story. Even so, I kept wondering if their was something wrong with the edition I'd downloaded, because that shift from London mystery to white settlers in the US West was weird. And sentimental. (I can now totally get Doyle's...