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The Sign of the Four by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was not as suspenseful for me as A Study in Scarlet, but it had more action and some romance with Watson which made up for it. Another great mystery with Sherlock Holmes doing his magic and wowing everyone in the process. The plot centers around a great treasure, a set of twin brothers, and a beautiful woman Watson quickly realizes he has feelings for. As usual, the police look like a bunch of blundering idiots next to Holmes and end up crawling bac
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I loved this mystery as much as the first Sherlock Holmes. His technique never seems to leave me unsatisfied and Dr Watson is just wonderful. I didn't realize however that Dr Watson met his wife so early on in the series. My impression was they lived together for many years solving crimes together before he left to be married. However, it is only the end of the second case and Dr Watson is already living elsewhere with his wife. Interesting. I will continue on to read The Adventures of Sherlock
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I found that I could not concentrate on The Sign of Four, while I tried to listen to it. It would probably be best If I had read this book.
Oct 10, 2013
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