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A study in scarlet a classic Sherlock Holmes mystery

This is the first of Conan Doyle's full-length Holmes novels and plunges us straight into the dark world of an unsolved murder in Victorian London, which has links to the American West and the Mormons. Holmes displays his powers to solve "the scarlet thread of murder running through the colorless skein of life." Includes bonus features of the short story, "The adventure of the speckled band" and companion eBook, with automatic start-up with full instructions, PDF format.

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  • "Study in scarlet"@en
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  • "BBC Radio presents A Study in scarlet"@en
  • "Sherlock Holmes, a study in scarlet"
  • "Baker Street Society of Ravens present a tribute to Basil Rathbone & Nigel Bruce"
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  • "This is the first of Conan Doyle's full-length Holmes novels and plunges us straight into the dark world of an unsolved murder in Victorian London, which has links to the American West and the Mormons. Holmes displays his powers to solve "the scarlet thread of murder running through the colorless skein of life." Includes bonus features of the short story, "The adventure of the speckled band" and companion eBook, with automatic start-up with full instructions, PDF format."@en
  • "In their first adventure together Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson unravel "a scarlet thread of murder" which began in Salt Lake City, Utah."@en
  • "The first part leads to the arrest of the murderer, and the second part provides the story of the murderer's life and motives, previously unexplained. Part two takes the listener across the ocean to the original settlement of Salt Lake City in Utah, and a story of hardship, love, greed, Mormons, and revenge, and then back to London to sort out the explanations."
  • "The first part leads to the arrest of the murderer, and the second part provides the story of the murderer's life and motives, previously unexplained. Part two takes the listener across the ocean to the original settlement of Salt Lake City in Utah, and a story of hardship, love, greed, Mormons, and revenge, and then back to London to sort out the explanations."@en
  • "A study in scarlet was the very first Sherlock Holmes novel. Here. In the most remarkably precise manner, Doyle produced two of the most well-known characters in English fiction. Their individual traits and their relationships, their ambitions and foibles are introduced against the backdrop of an exciting story of revenge and persistance, which starts in Victorian England but moves to the American West, and the environment of the early Mormon communities."@en
  • "Watson and Holmes move to a now-famous address, 221B Baker Street, where Watson is introduced to Holmes's eccentricities as well as his uncanny ability to deduce information about his fellow beings. Somewhat shaken by Holmes's egotism, Watson is nonetheless dazzled by his seemingly magical ability to provide detailed information about a man glimpsed once under the streetlamp across the road."@en
  • "Returning to England from serving as medical officer on the North West Frontier, Dr. Watson finds himself in London without home or occupation. A chance encounter with an old friend leads him into the ideal solution -half share in rooms set in Baker Street with an amateur researcher into pathology, Sherlock Holmes. Together they set out to resolve a mystery which started years before in Salt Lake City and culminated in revengeful murder in London."
  • "Doctor Watson, returned fresh from Afghanistan with an injured arm and shattered nerves from illness, moves to London on a pension. He is most introduced to Sherlock Holmes, with whom he rooms for some time. He is skeptical about Holmes' self-professed deductive powers, and so Holmes allows him to tag along on a case that the police cannot solve ..."@en
  • "Two American travelers have been killed--one with poison, the other with a knife through the heart; and the only clues at the scene are a woman's wedding ring and the German word for "vengeance" written in blood. The military surgeon Dr. John Watson is brought in to investigate, along with his clever, arrogant new roommate, Sherlock Holmes. Thus begins one of the most famous crime-solving partnerships of all time in this debut of one of literature's most remarkable detectives ..."@en
  • "Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson, a famous pair of criminal detection, drawn into investigation of a bizarre murder."
  • "The first Holmes and Watson mystery."@en
  • "Sherlock Holmes makes his first appearance."@en
  • "A single word was scrawled across the wall in blood red letters. Holmes and Watson are deducing again."@en
  • "Sherlock Holmes' first mystery, in which readers meet the intrepid sleuth and his forever sidekick, Dr. Watson."@en
  • "This murder mystery involves two continents, a love story, Mormons and myriad complications."@en
  • "Dr. Watson rooms with Sherlock Holmes and tags along on a case that the police cannot solve. When Holmes solves the case, thoroughly impressing Watson with his deductive powers, Watson promises to keep records of all of Homes' cases so that his excellent detecting doesn't go unnoticed and unrewarded."@en
  • "The most famous introduction in the history of crime fiction takes place in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's A Study in Scarlet, bringing together Sherlock Holmes, the master of science detection, and John H. Watson, the great detective's faithful chronicler. Included with this audiobook is the bonus Sherlock Holmes story "The Adventure of the Speckled Band."."
  • "Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson have their first adventure together in which they unravel a red thread of murder which began years before in Salt Lake City, Utah."
  • ""Dr. Watson, Mr. Sherlock Holmes, said Stamford introducing us ... and with these words the world is also introduced for the first time to the great detective and his indefatigable assistant. A study in scarlet plunges us straight into the dark world of an unsolved murder in victorian London, which has links to the American West and the Mormons. Holmes displays his powers to solve the scarlet thread of murder running through the colourless skein of life."--Back cover."
  • "Holmes' and Watson's first case together, solving a murder which has its roots among the Mormons of Salt Lake City and its culmination with the death of a man in London."@en
  • "A tired and battle scarred surgeon returns to London after being wounded in the third Afghan war. After his money starts to run low, a chance encounter leads him to take a flat with an eccentric man at 221B Baker Street. Thus begins the famous crime-solving partnership of the Holmes and Watson duo."@en
  • "Two American travelers have been killed--one with poison, the other with a knife through the heart--and the only clues at the scene are a woman's wedding ring and the German word for "vengeance" written in blood. The military surgeon Dr. John Watson is brought in to investigate, along with his clever, arrogant new roommate, Sherlock Holmes."@en
  • "Join Dr. Watson as he first meets the brooding Holmes and as they locate their now famous apartment at 221B Baker Street in the midst of a case that spans two continents."@en
  • "In this first Sherlock Holmes story, Dr. Watson is at a loose end until a chance encounter leads him to take rooms with a remarkable young man. The arrogant, irascible Sherlock Holmes is a master chemist, a talented musician and an expert on all aspects of crime. When Watson is drawn into the investigation of a bizarre murder in which Holmes is involved, he is unaware that it is the beginning of the most famous partnership in the history of criminal detection."@en
  • "Originally named 'A Tangled Skein' by Conran Doyle, this is the first Sherlock Holmes story. The real strength and the unique quality of the novel lies in the introduction of Holmes and Watson to each other, and those dark early scenes when a corpse is discovered in a derelict house in south-east London. The ultimate crusader against crime and criminals through three novels and fifty-six short stories, Holmes' genius is revealed here for the very first time."@en
  • "Originally named 'A Tangled Skein' by Conran Doyle, this is the first Sherlock Holmes story. The real strength and the unique quality of the novel lies in the introduction of Holmes and Watson to each other, and those dark early scenes when a corpse is discovered in a derelict house in south-east London. The ultimate crusader against crime and criminals through three novels and fifty-six short stories, Holmes' genius is revealed here for the very first time."
  • "Discharged from the military after suffering severe wounds, Dr. Watson unsuccessfully searches for accommodation until a chance encounter leads him to Sherlock Holmes, and 221 B Baker Street. Holmes is a master chemist, a talented musician and an expert on the universal aspects of crime. He reveals to Watson that he is a consulting detective and soon draws Watson into his investigation of a bizarre murder. A new partnership begins unbeknownst to Watson as they start with an unmarked corpse, a wedding ring and a mysterious message scrawled in blood are the clues to a man driven to fulfill a terrible oath sworn more than twenty years before."
  • "Discharged from the military after suffering severe wounds, Dr. Watson unsuccessfully searches for accommodation until a chance encounter leads him to Sherlock Holmes, and 221 B Baker Street. Holmes is a master chemist, a talented musician and an expert on the universal aspects of crime. He reveals to Watson that he is a consulting detective and soon draws Watson into his investigation of a bizarre murder. A new partnership begins unbeknownst to Watson as they start with an unmarked corpse, a wedding ring and a mysterious message scrawled in blood are the clues to a man driven to fulfill a terrible oath sworn more than twenty years before."@en
  • "A study in scarlet was the very first Sherlock Holmes novel. Here. In the most remarkably precise manner, Doyle produced two of the most well-known characters in English fiction. Their individual traits and their relationships, their ambitions and foibles are introduced against the backdrop of an exciting story of revenge and persistence, which starts in Victorian England but moves to the American West, and the environment of the early Mormon communities."@en
  • "A Study in Scarlet is the novel that introduced Arthur Conan Doyle's eccentric detective Sherlock Holmes, as well as his faithful associate, Dr. Watson, to the literary world."@en
  • "This is the first of Conan Doyle's full-length Holmes novels and plunges us straight into the dark world of an unsolved murder in Victorian London, which has links to the American West and the Mormons. Holmes displays his powers to solve "the scarlet thread of murder running through the colorless skein of life.""@en
  • "This is the first of Conan Doyle's full-length Holmes novels and plunges us straight into the dark world of an unsolved murder in Victorian London, which has links to the American West and the Mormons. Holmes displays his powers to solve "the scarlet thread of murder running through the colorless skein of life.""
  • "Sherlock Holmes and his assistant, Dr. Watson, investigate the murder of an American and his private secretary."@en
  • "Discharged from the military after suffering severe wounds, Dr. Watson unsuccessfully searches for accommodation until a chance encounter leads him to Sherlock Holmes, and 221 B Baker Street. Holmes is a master chemist, a talented musician and an expert on the universal aspects of crime. He reveals to Watson that he is a consulting detective and soon draws Watson into his investigation of a bizarre murder. A new partnership begins unbeknownst to Watson as they start with an unmarked corpse, a wedding ring and a mysterious message scrawled in blood are the clues to a man driven to fulfill a terrible oath sworn more than twenty years before.--"

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