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"A Study in Scarlet" is a novel written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and first published in 1887. It is the first novel to feature the iconic detective character Sherlock Holmes and his loyal friend and chronicler, Dr. John Watson. The story begins with Dr. Watson, a recently returned army doctor, looking for affordable lodgings in London. He meets Sherlock Holmes, a brilliant but eccentric detective, and they decide to share a flat at 221B Baker Street. The two men soon become embroiled in a complex murder case involving a mysterious message written in blood, which leads them to the dangerous ...

A Study in Scarlet is a detective mystery novel written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, introducing his new characters, "consulting detective" Sherlock Holmes and his friend and chronicler, Dr. John Watson, who later became two of the most famous characters in literature.Conan Doyle wrote the story in 1886, and it was published the following year. The book's title derives from a speech given by Holmes to Doctor Watson on the nature of his work, in which he describes the story's murder investigation as his "study in scarlet": "There's the scarlet thread of murder running through the colorless skein ...