- Published: 15 August 2001
- ISBN: 9780140439076
- Imprint: Penguin Classics
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 160
- RRP: $19.99
The Sign of Four
Holmes at his finest; this is a brilliant tale featuring romance, hidden treasure, and a one-legged ruffian.
As a dense yellow fog swirls through the streets of London, a deep melancholy has descended on Sherlock Holmes, who sits in a cocaine-induced haze at 221B Baker Street. His mood is only lifted by a visit from a beautiful but distressed young woman - Mary Morstan, whose father vanished ten years before. Four years later she began to receive an exquisite gift every year: a large, lustrous pearl. Now she has had an intriguing invitation to meet her unknown benefactor and urges Holmes and Watson to accompany her. And in the ensuing investigation - which involves a wronged woman, a stolen hoard of Indian treasure, a wooden-legged ruffian, a helpful dog and a love affair - even the jaded Holmes is moved to exclaim, 'Isn't it gorgeous!'
- Published: 15 August 2001
- ISBN: 9780140439076
- Imprint: Penguin Classics
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 160
- RRP: $19.99