The Hound of the Baskervilles
Sherlock Holmes investigates the death of Sir Charles Baskerville, found dead on the moors with the footprints of a gigantic hound nearby. A family curse and a spectral beast haunt the foggy Devonshire landscape.
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson take on twelve celebrated cases, from the Red-headed League to the Speckled Band. These stories established the detective genre and its most famous partnership.
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The Sign of the Four
A young woman’s missing father, a stolen treasure from India, and a one-legged man with a blowpipe draw Holmes and Watson into a case of greed, betrayal, and revenge.
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A Study in Scarlet
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson meet for the first time and take rooms at 221B Baker Street. Their first case together — a murder in an empty house — leads from the streets of London to the deserts of the American West.
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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Respected London doctor Henry Jekyll devises a potion that separates his good and evil natures, unleashing the brutish Edward Hyde. As Hyde’s crimes mount, lawyer Gabriel Utterson uncovers the horrifying truth that binds the two men together.
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The Moonstone
A priceless Indian diamond vanishes from a Yorkshire country house on the night of Rachel Verinder’s birthday, leaving suspicion on everyone present. Told through multiple narrators, this is widely considered the first English detective novel.
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The Woman in White
Drawing master Walter Hartright encounters a mysterious woman in white on a moonlit London road and is drawn into a conspiracy of stolen identity and inheritance. Wilkie Collins’ sensation novel is among the earliest mystery thrillers.
