The opium den setting of the opening scenes of this story promises a seedy, fog-shrouded mystery that never materializes.

Holmes narrates this one, and he flat-out says that it’s not going to be as good as when Watson does it. This story involves a pet mongoose, but unfortunately that doesn’t really counterbalance all the ableism, so.

The series sadly ends on a bit of a down note, with a story that should be fun-drunken impersonations! midnight crypt desecrations!-but is marred by sinister cross-dressing and some good old fashioned antisemitism. The later Holmes stories tend to be extremely implausible and silly but this particular one is not improved by the addition of ethnic stereotypes and the inescapably murderous nature of a *checks notes* disabled child. The weirdest part is when Holmes worries that this will lead to a nation of monkey extract addicts.

Not to spoil a 97-year-old story but this one is about a guy who is injecting himself with extract of monkey to woo a much younger woman, which, uh, okay. I just can’t get down with a story about the sinister uncanny valley aura of, um, a little black girl. Every trail leads the officers in the wrong direction, but Sherlock's peculiar ways found some reliable clues.I will at least say for this story that it is trying to be antiracist, but it didn’t age well. At two different places, there have been two deaths, with one clue written on a wall - RACHE. From there, Watson learned his companion's profession and piqued enough to assist him. A policeman named Gregston seeks Sherlock's help in a murder case. Sherlock's character is portrayed as an aloof person who prefers to keep his findings to himself until the right time comes. Mostly about his work, John makes different assumptions, while Sherlock's ability to notice every tiny detail shocked John every day. They become roommates, but Sherlock is unusual that's why John aspires to know more about him. This book caught my interest after I watched a Sherlock Holmes series on Netflix, starring Benedict Cumberbatch.Ī Study in Scarlet lays a plot of the great partnership between Sherlock and Dr. There is a total of four parts in the series. He created a world-famous character that people read even in the 21st century. What is out of common is usually a guide rather than a hindrance.Īrthur Conan Doyle first introduced Sherlock Holmes in this book.

Sherlock holmes & a study in scarlet