The Sign of the Four

The second Sherlock Holmes novel sends the great detective and Dr. Watson after a stolen treasure, a broken promise, and a secret pact born in distant India.

At a glance Atmospheric and swift, it blends deduction, romance, and adventure. A young woman receives a mysterious pearl every year from an unknown benefactor, then an… So opens one of the most atmospheric of the detective's early adventures, Arthur Conan… What it's about The story begins when Mary Morstan brings to Holmes and Dr.

The story begins when Mary Morstan brings to Holmes and Dr. Watson the puzzle of her vanished father and the anonymous gifts she has received.