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Sherlock Holmes Story Guides

Spoiler-aware guides to the major Sherlock Holmes novels and short stories.

A Study in Scarlet Summary and GuideA spoiler-aware guide to A Study in Scarlet, the first Holmes novel.
Novel Guide The Sign of Four Summary and GuideA guide to The Sign of Four, including plot, themes, and Watson’s role.
Novel Guide The Hound of the Baskervilles GuideA spoiler-aware guide to Holmes’s most famous novel.
Novel Guide The Valley of Fear GuideA guide to The Valley of Fear, Sherlock Holmes’s later and darker novel.
Novel Guide A Scandal in Bohemia GuideA guide to A Scandal in Bohemia, Irene Adler, and the royal photograph case.
Story Guide Silver Blaze GuideA guide to Silver Blaze, one of the cleanest Sherlock Holmes mysteries.
Story Guide The Speckled Band GuideA guide to The Speckled Band, one of the best Holmes stories for beginners.
Story Guide The Red-Headed League GuideA guide to The Red-Headed League and why its absurd premise works so well.
Story Guide The Final Problem GuideA spoiler-aware guide to The Final Problem, Moriarty, and the Reichenbach Falls confrontation.
Story Guide The Empty House GuideA spoiler-aware guide to The Empty House and its place in the later Holmes canon.
Story Guide The Blue Carbuncle GuideA guide to The Blue Carbuncle, one of the warmest and most approachable Holmes stories.
Story Guide The Musgrave Ritual GuideA guide to The Musgrave Ritual and its treasure-hunt atmosphere.
Story Guide The Dancing Men GuideA guide to The Dancing Men and its famous coded figures.
Story Guide The Six Napoleons GuideA guide to The Six Napoleons and the logic behind its odd central crime.
Story Guide The Bruce-Partington Plans GuideA guide to The Bruce-Partington Plans, one of the admired late Holmes stories.
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