Sherlock Holmes: The Sign of Four

The Sign of Four by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Alex Woolf. Captain Arthur Morstan has vanished. Where is he, and does his disappearance have anything to do with the six pearls sent to his daughter Mary? Our crime-fighting sleuth decides to investigate. A great read for Adults and children. I love sher......more

I really enjoyed Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Sign of the Four. As much as A Study in Scarlet or The Hound of the Baskervilles? No, but I did love Conan Doyle’s second novel. I didn’t enjoy Alex Woolf’s adaptation nearly as much. Perhaps because too much had to be excised to turn a 200-page novel in......more

** “Your friend Holmes may be unusual in his methods, and a little quick to form his theories, but I’ve never known a case he hasn’t shed light on.” ** Alex Woolf retells “The Sign of Four,” an intriguing Arthur Conan Doyle Sherlock Holmes short story about loathing and revenge. The lovely Mary Morsta......more

Thank you so much to Arcturus and Netgalley the ebook to read and review. This was a complex case of a hidden treasure, a pact made years ago, money and wrong doings and murders of people involved. Holmes gets involved in this case and helps an officer who begrudges his help. As always the instant Ho......more