A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan DoyleOxford University Press: 2008
Paperback 200 pages
Recently I have found myself in the very odd position of having been completely immersed in the world of Sherlock Holmes without having read a solitary story from the original author. Instead of Conan Doyle's masterpieces, I have been watching a modern day Holmes in the BBC production Sherlock. I have also been reading The Sherlockian, a great modern day mystery that combines the story of Doyle's detective work along side a modern murder mystery among a cohort of Sherlock fans.
Another great series that I have come to enjoy is the Mary Russell series by Laurie King. An older Sherlock Holmes is paired with a young 20th century scholar, who just happens to be the outspoken Mary Russell. The books have been reviewed elsewhere, but it was with all of these different interpretations in mind that I turned to the original novel that introduces Sherlock Holmes to the world, A Study in Scarlet. While the story is wonderful, the characters rich, and the mystery a real head scratcher to the last, this particular edition has the annoying habit of having annotated the story with asterisks. The first page alone has almost more asterisks than sentences, distracting the reader to an unforgivable degree.
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