A Study In Scarlet & The Sign Of The Four Doctor Watson, Mr Sherlock Holmes - The most famous introduction in the history of crime fiction takes place in Sir Arthur Conan Doyles A Study in Scarlet, bringing together Sherlock Holmes, the master of science detection, and John H. Watson, the great detectives faithful chronicler. This novel not only establishes the magic of the Holmes myth but also provides the reader with a dramatic adventure yarn which ranges from the foggy, gas-lit streets of London to th