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A Study In Scarlet Paperback – February 17, 2022
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In 1881, Doctor John Watson has returned to London after serving in the Second Anglo-Afghan War. He is looking for a place to live, and an old friend tells him that Sherlock Holmes is looking for someone to split the rent at a flat at 221B Baker Street but cautions Watson about Holmes's eccentricities. Holmes and Watson meet, and after assessing each other and the rooms, they move in. Holmes reveals that he is a "consulting detective" and that his frequent guests are clients. After a demonstration of Holmes's deductive skills, Watson's disbelief turns into astonishment.
Original illustration of Holmes with magnifying glass, by David Henry Friston. Left to right: Watson, Holmes, Lestrade, GregsonA telegram requests a consultation in a murder case. Watson accompanies Holmes to the crime scene, an abandoned house on Brixton Road. Inspectors Gregson and Lestrade are already on the scene. The victim is identified as Enoch Drebber, and documents found on his person reveal that he has a secretary, Joseph Stangerson. On one wall, written in red, is "RACHE" (German for "revenge"), which Holmes dismisses as a ploy to fool the police. He deduces that the victim died from poison and supplies a description of the murderer. Upon moving Drebber's body, they discover a woman's gold wedding ring.
- Print length54 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateFebruary 17, 2022
- Dimensions6 x 0.14 x 9 inches
- ISBN-13979-8418357229
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Product details
- ASIN : B09SNV8W6J
- Publisher : Independently published (February 17, 2022)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 54 pages
- ISBN-13 : 979-8418357229
- Item Weight : 4.6 ounces
- Dimensions : 6 x 0.14 x 9 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #8,777,644 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #31,579 in Children's Mystery, Detective, & Spy
- #37,648 in Historical Mystery
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