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The Sign of the Four is a thrilling mystery that plunges Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson into a tangled web of stolen treasure, murder, and betrayal. When Mary Morstan seeks their help in solving the mystery of her father’s disappearance and a strange inheritance, the case leads them to dark secrets from colonial India and a deadly pact between convicts. This gripping detective novel also deepens Holmes’ character, revealing his reliance on drugs and introducing Watson’s future wife. A must-read for mystery lovers!

The Sign of The Four by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The Sign of the Four (1890), also called The Sign of Four, is the second novel featuring Sherlock Holmes written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Doyle wrote four novels and 56 stories starring the fictional detective. The story is set in 1888. The Sign of the Four has a complex plot involving service in East India Company, India, the Indian Rebellion of 1857, a stolen treasure, and a secret pact among four convicts ("the Four" of the title) and two corrupt prison guards. It presents the detective's drug habit and humanizes him in a way that had ...