by Conan Doyle · Cluster: Detective Fiction · Ratiocination Detection · Crime and Punishment
Abstract
The first Sherlock Holmes novel, introducing Holmes and Dr. Watson as they investigate the murder of an American found in an empty London house. The second half flashes back to Mormon-country Utah, revealing a long-nursed revenge plot as the killer’s motive.
Capitoli / Chapters
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2: THE SCIENCE OF DEDUCTION
- Chapter 3: THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERY
- Chapter 4: WHAT JOHN RANCE HAD TO TELL
- Chapter 5: OUR ADVERTISEMENT BRINGS A VISITOR
- Chapter 6: TOBIAS GREGSON SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DO
- Chapter 7: LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS
- Part 2
- Chapter 1: ON THE GREAT ALKALI PLAIN
- Chapter 2: THE FLOWER OF UTAH
- Chapter 3: JOHN FERRIER TALKS WITH THE PROPHET
- Chapter 4: A FLIGHT FOR LIFE
- Chapter 5: THE AVENGING ANGELS
- Chapter 6: A CONTINUATION OF THE REMINISCENCES OF JOHN WATSON, M.D
- Chapter 7: THE CONCLUSION
Readability (prose)-4.4 Flesch ease29 FK grade30.3 Fog15% complex60.8 words/sent
Connections
Forms & Genres: Detective Fiction, Novel Themes & Concepts: Ratiocination Detection, Crime and Punishment, Justice Right and Wrong, Revenge Motifs: Blood, Secrets, Journey Settings: London, American Frontier, American West Characters: Sherlock Holmes, Doctor Watson Archetypes: Detective, Avenger