This volume consists of 4 different short stories from the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Bringing in the most famous female character Irene Adler in the series, the first story A Scandal in Bohemia narrated the affairs between her and the King of Bohemia, all because of an indiscreet photograph that Holmes has to recover. The Red-Headed League is about a pawnbroker gained a highly-paid clerical work just because of his red hair, Holmes finds this job offer unfolded a conspiracy. A Case of Identity, the third story, a woman with stable income has a fiancé who has recently disappeared, while at the end Holmes figures out what was behind the mystery. The Boscombe Valley Mystery, the last story in this volume, is about a murder case whose the deceased’s son is implicated. Holmes deduces that there was a third person in the crime scene which lead to the murderer’s confession.
About the Author:
Arthur Conan Doyle was born on 22 May 1859 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Doyle first published the book The Mystery of Sasassa Valley in 1879 as a medical student. Till 1887, A Study in Scarlet introduced people to later world-renowned fictional characters Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John H. Watson.