A Study in Scarlet
Ratings326
Average rating4
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Ratings326
Average rating4
A Study in Scarlet (STUD) is the first Sherlock Holmes novel written by Arthur Conan Doyle first published in the Beeton's Christmas Annual in 1887. This is the 1st Sherlock Holmes story.
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Also contained in:
[Adventures of Sherlock Holmes](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL20624138W)
[Annotated Sherlock Holmes. 1/2](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL1518438W)
[Bedside Conan Doyle](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL14929890W)
[Best of Sherlock Holmes](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL18195589W)
[Boys' Sherlock Holmes](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL8696809W)
[Casebook of Sherlock Holmes](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL18193108W)
[Celebrated Cases of Sherlock Holmes](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL16076930W/)
[Complete Sherlock Holmes](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL18188824W)
[Complete Sherlock Holmes: 1/2](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL14929975W)
[Hound of the Baskervilles / Study in Scarlet](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL1518287W)
[Illustrated Sherlock Holmes](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL1518342W)
[Original Illustrated Strand Sherlock Holmes](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL262529W)
[Sherlock Holmes: His Most Famous Mysteries](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL14930414W)
[Sherlock Holmes: The Novels](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL16018654W)
[A Study in Scarlet and Other Stories](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL16742094W)
[Tales of Sherlock Holmes](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL1518350W)
[Tales of Sherlock Holmes](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL1518418W)
[Treasury of Sherlock Holmes](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL262548W)
[Works](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL16173818W)
[1]: https://www.arthur-conan-doyle.com/index.php?title=A_Study_in_Scarlet
Reviews with the most likes.
It would've been a 4 star but the second half was very boring and confusing at times, I understand that it was backstory but it really didn't need to go on for that long
The book follows the same dry formula from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Case presented, Holmes investigates it and based on small details he solves what seems to be impossible.
Three things contributes to make this book larger then a short story:
- the case is a more slowly presented, although this doesn't add too much to the story. It is still satisfying to hear Holmes logical deductions.
- there is a small presentation of how Watson and Holmes meet, and also a minor introduction to the police inspectors
- there is a story inside the main story. When the culprit of the murder is found, he tells his tale and it takes a whole chunk of the book. It was a nice sub-story, but nothing special about it.
The first Sherlock Holmes book, and the start of one of the most iconic characters of all time. Unlike movies and TV shows, a flashback to Utah plays an important role in the book. Although it came as a surprise, I did enjoy the payoff in the book moreso than in the video form. There was much more background to the murders that gave the villain more of a heart – and a real motive.
It was good, but the mid-story change of a story within a story was confusing. Enjoyed the relationship between Holmes and Watson.
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9 primary books10 released booksSherlock Holmes is a 40-book series with 9 primary works first released in 18 with contributions by Arthur Conan Doyle, Alejandro Pareja Rodríguez, and 13 others.
