Loved itif you've never read any Sherlock Holmes before then you might like to know that the first book in the Sherlock Holmes series is a study in Scarlet. obviously great because it's where Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson first meet
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A study in scarlet (1902)
Others: Overwhelmingly positive - ISBN:
- 9781784288228
- Length:
- 256 pages
Genres: mystery, literary fiction, classics
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Loved itI think a study in Scarlet is fantastic because it is a story that introduces how Watson and Sherlock get to know each other it's a great setup I think it's a really representative of the other works to come
Loved itA Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle are the kind of doll is my absolute hero growing up and it's going up there no [ __ ] Sherlock.