A Study in Scarlet

The very first of the Sherlock Holmes mysteries, A Study in Scarlet reveals the early days of Holmes and Watson’s friendship, and exactly how the former doctor became involved in a life of crime-solving.

A body is found in a grimy house in south London, its face twisted by fear and horror, with the word ‘RACHE scrawled on the wall in blood beside it – yet the corpse itself is completely unscathed. How did this man meet such a strange and terrible end?

The answer is darker than anyone could imagine.