Sherlock Holmes’s most famous case: An irresistible blend of Gothic horror and intricately plotted mystery The curse of the Baskervilles dates to the seventeenth century, when the wicked Hugo Baskerville chased a farmer’s daughter across the pitch-dark moor of Grimpen with vile intentions. The poor girl died of fright, but Baskerville’s fate was worse–a giant black hound, eyes afire and jaws … afire and jaws dripping with blood, tore out his throat and devoured it on the spot. Since then, the specter of that terrible beast has haunted Baskerville Hall, many of whose inhabitants have met violent, mysterious, and tragic ends.
News of the latest death is brought to 221B Baker Street by a local doctor who hopes that Sherlock Holmes can solve the riddle of the curse before it claims yet another victim or leaves the hall forever empty. Sir Charles Baskerville perished alone on the edge of the moor, his face twisted in fright, the footprints of a gigantic hound marking the ground twenty yards from where his body was discovered. Has the mythical monster returned? Or does some other villain now inhabit the desolate moorlands? Holmes and Watson will be pushed to the very edge of reason as they seek to discover just who–or what–wants to see the Baskervilles destroyed.
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read it in early 1970’s
Sir Arthur kept writing treasure all generations will enjoy
It’s a good Sherlock Holmes book. worth reading again.
This is a classic.
A classic. Wonderful introduction to the skills of Sherlock Holmes.
This is Sherlock Holmes. All the Holmes books are Must Reads for Mystery lovers. What more needs to be said?
I saw the Sherlock Holmes PBS series long before I read the book, but I still enjoyed reading the book. Conan Doyle seldom disappoints, even when you know the plot ahead of time.
In my opinion this is the best of the Sherlock Holmes serials.
I enjoy all Sherlock Holmes stories . Always fun to see how he unravels the clues to solve the case with his trustworthy sidekick Watson.
A Classic, Must-Read!
Great book. Classic Sherlock mystery!
Love, love, love anything by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Can read this and any other time and time again.
It is always a challenge to try to see what Holmes sees and predict the outcome. A great puzzle to unravel.
Why it’s Holmes of course!
Love all Sherlock mysteries.
One of Doyle’s best. Classic read!
Reading Sherlock Holmes should be mandatory.
original and haunting
A classic