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Mystery · 1887 · PG

A Study in Scarlet

by Arthur Conan Doyle

The first Sherlock Holmes story. A partnership that changed detective fiction.

For12+GenreMysteryLength120 pagesRead time~3.3 hoursCommunity ratings0

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Violence

Barely any

Murder mystery

Language

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None

Sexual Content

None

None

Substance Use

None

None

Emotional Intensity

Barely any

Deduction and mystery

What this book is about

The novel that introduced the world to Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. A murder investigation in London connects to a revenge plot stretching back to the American frontier. The birth of the world's most famous detective.

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Murder mystery appropriate for all ages

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