Eccentric, arrogant, and ingenious, Sherlock Holmes remains the world's most popular and influential fictional detective. In four novels and fifty-six short stories, Holmes with his trusted friend Dr. Watson, steps from his comfortable quarters at 221B Baker Street into the swirling fog of London. Combining detailed observation with brilliant deduction, Holmes rescues the innocent, confounds the guilty, and solves the most perplexing puzzles crime has to offer.

Volume I of The Complete Sherlock Holmes begins with Holmes's first appearance, A Study in Scarlet, a chilling murder novel complete with bloodstained walls and cryptic clues. This is followed by the baffling The Sign of Four, which introduces Holmes's cocaine problem and Watson's future wife. Volume I also includes the story collections The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, and concludes with the tale "The Final Problem," in which Conan Doyle, tired of writing Holmes stories, kills off his famed sleuth. (back cover)

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Contains:

• Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Scandal in Bohemia Red-headed League Case of Identity Boscombe Valley Mystery Five Orange Pips The Man with the Twisted Lip Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle Adventure of the Speckled Band Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb Adventure of the Noble Bachelor Adventure of the Beryl Coronet Adventure of the Copper Beeches

• Hound of the Baskervilles

• Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes Silver Blaze Adventure of the Yellow Face Adventure of the Stockbroker's Clerk Adventure of the Gloria Scott Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual Adventure of the Reigate Squire Crooked Man Adventure of the Resident Patient Adventure of the Greek interpreter Naval Treaty Final Problem

• Sign of Four

• Study in Scarlet