A Study in Scarlet

Arthur Conan Doyle, Anne Perry

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Modern Library Inc
15 March 2013

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Crime & Mystery; Sherlock Holmes

Series: Modern Library Classics

The first Sherlock Holmes mystery, in a stunning new package.

Introduction by Anne Perry

Includes newly commissioned endnotes

In 1887, a young Arthur Conan Doyle published A Study in Scarlet, creating an international icon in the quick-witted sleuth Sherlock Holmes. In this very first Holmes mystery, the detective introduces himself to Dr. John H. Watson with the puzzling line ""You have been in Afghanistan, I perceive,"" and so begins Watson's, and the world's, fascination with this enigmatic character. In A Study in Scarlet, Doyle presents two equally perplexing mysteries for Holmes to solve- one a murder that takes place in the shadowy outskirts of London, in a locked room where the haunting word Rache is written upon the wall, the other a kidnapping set in the American West. Picking up the ""scarlet thread of murder running through the colourless skein of life,"" Holmes demonstrates his uncanny knack for finding the truth, tapping into powers of deduction that still captivate readers today.

By: Arthur Conan Doyle
Introduction by: Anne Perry
Imprint: Modern Library Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 132mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 127g
ISBN: 9780812968545
ISBN 10: 0812968549
Series: Modern Library Classics
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 15 March 2013
Recommended Age: From 9 to 11 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Anne Perry is the Edgar Award - winning author of more than thirty novels. Her most recent books include Death of a Stranger and Funeral in Blue. She lives in Scotland.

Reviews for A Study in Scarlet

[Holmes] is probably the only literary creation since the creations of Dickens which has really passed into the life and language of the people. --G. K. Chesterton ï¿½Holmesï¿½ is probably the only literary creation since the creations of Dickens which has really passed into the life and language of the people. --G. K. Chesterton [Holmes] is probably the only literary creation since the creations of Dickens which has really passed into the life and language of the people. G. K. Chesterton