Book Review: A Study In Scarlet

A Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

The first story Sherlock Holmes was introduced, and one of my favorites. It starts with recently retired Anglo-Afghan War veteran Dr. John H. Watson. He was forcefully discharged because of an injury sustained to the left shoulder (though, in later works the injury has a habit of relocating), and was looking for a place to live. After accidentally meeting up again with an old friend, he is thrown into the world of Sherlock Holmes, consulting detective. Everyone knows what happens next: the two split the rent and end up residing in 221 B Baker Street. Their first case together comes in the form of the unique murder of Enoch Drebber. A heart-pounding beginning story to an extraordinary franchise, not to disappoint a reader of any age.

--Martha Rose