Sherlock Holmes: A Gripping Casebook of Strories offers A Study in Scarlet as the full-length novel plus 14 short stories, mostly taken from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. A Study in Scarlet marked Sherlock Holmes´ debut appearance in novel form, and it is in this story that we learn about Holmes´ background and his unusual characteristics are noted by a curious Dr Watson. Holmes made his first appearance in short-story form in A Scandal in Bohemia, also included in this compendium.In his perceptive introduction to this compendium, leading crime writer Martin Edwards observes that ´the compelling evocation of character is what makes Conan Doyle´s stores come alive´. Ally this to vivid settings and the result is unbeatable entertainment enjoyed by crime fans the world over.