Reading the Sherlock Holmes books in publication order allows readers to experience the stories in the same way as Doyle's original audience, starting with A Study In Scarlet in 1887 and ...

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson’s first encounter is described in 1887’s A Study in Scarlet, Conan Doyle’s first Sherlock novel. Sherlock was 27 years old in A Study in Scarlet, which was set ...