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First published in 1890, The Sign of Four is Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's second book starring legendary detective Sherlock Holmes. The story is complex, involving a secret between four ex-cons from India and a hidden treasure. More complex than the first Holmes novel, The Sign of Four also introduces the detective's drug habit and leaves breadcrumbs for the reader that lead toward the final resolution.

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07DP57D27
Publisher ‏ : ‎ CDED (June 8, 2018)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 8, 2018
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1220 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 149 pages
Reviewer: Mark McConnell
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: I had forgotten so much
Review: Great story, and a great shift in Holmes. Some big surprises.i could not believe how much of this story changes Holmes and Watson’s lives.

Reviewer: Narrelle
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Still a great action mystery
Review: Of the novels, The Hound of the Baskerville is the best, but this runs a close second. It contains many of the passages which gave us the clearest idea of Holmes - who finds emotion clouds the mind, and 'cannot congratulate' Watson on his marriage for that reason. There's a vehicle chase (the steamers on the Thames) and secret treasures and distinctive, often grotesque characters and Conan Doyle's evocative descriptions of London and landscapes. The scene with Toby the dog on the hunt for a diminutive murderer and how that ends up is still one of my favourite passages, ending as it does with laughter.The years since it was first published haven't diminished the power of the mystery, the personalities of Holmes and Watson (or indeed of London) or Conan Doyle's lively writing style. It remains a great adventure, enormously fun (even with the more awkward passages that appear within the context of its 19th Century origins) and of course a wonderful example of the appeal of the Great Detective, Sherlock Holmes.

Reviewer: HENRIETTE SCHOLTZE
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: The sign of the Four
Review: That's not to like? Very interesting story, bizarre people, intricate riddles, palpable smells, excellent combination of evil and good! Really good reading!

Reviewer: Vanessa R
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Sherlock on Crack
Review: Well... actually it was cocaine, but that didn't sound like a exciting enough title.So why am I saying this? Because within the first chapter of this book, Watson is describing what Sherlock Holmes is doing in front of him (injecting cocaine into his own arm). Why is Sherlock doing this? Because according to Holmes it stimulates his brilliant mind when it's not busy with solving a crime (cause ordinary life is soo.. dull).If it wasn't for this little endorsement for cocaine (though Watson openly objects to Sherlock's drug habit), I would say that this is a fine mystery-ish* book for anyone to read.*I say mystery-ish because there is barely any mystery here to solve really. Sherlock Holmes is escorted to where the crime scene is located and the person who committed the crime is found not by evidence, but by the trail he left behind (which is followed with the use of a dog).The boat chase is probably the most thrilling part of the book and I can absolutely guarantee that you will have no clue what's in store for you when someone associated with the crime is revealed.It's a nice little quick read (despite Watson repeating the summary of the crime over and over again), and if you skip the first and last chapters of the book (which are really not related to the main story) you can enjoy this book; drug-free.

Reviewer: Sofia Petrovna
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Love and mystery
Review: Every time I need some comfort reading, I go back to A.C. Doyle and his most famous detective Sherlock Holmes. I love the way he writes, and how he sets a scene. Here, in this story, he put an extra effort to help us understand what kind of society Sherlock was living in. Some history, military advances, and in the middle of it all, one girl with no protector. But those who have no one will always have a clear way out - Sherlock will be there to help.This story is also one of the most important ones because here dr Watson, Sherlock's loyal sidekick, is falling in love. He is mostly silent about his feelings because the girl is beautiful and he is not rich.And here is my favorite scene as well: the one when Sherlock explains why he is taking drugs.

Reviewer: Frank Donnelly
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: The Sign of the Four - A Very Good Example of Both Sherlock Holmes and Victorian Detective Fiction
Review: This review is specifically for "The Sign of the Four". The reviews I am looking at appear to be of various products."The Sign of the Four" is the second "Sherlock Holmes" novel, the first being "A Study in Scarlet". This novel was published in 1890, during the Victorian Era. It is a good example of both of a Sherlock Holmes novel, and Victorian Literature. The novel is of medium length. Many Victorian novels are quite lengthy compared to many modern American popular novels. The language is somewhat formal and proper, especially when individuals such as Holmes and Watson are speaking. The is no vulgarity. The story was authored during the time of British Colonialism and some references may seem ethnically insensitive."The Sign of the Four" and "A Study in Scarlet" are both good novels and I liked both of them about the same. Both involve a back stories from other countries. The back story takes up a good bit of the time of both novels. It also makes both novels somewhat unlikely stories, but of course, this is fiction! At times both of these stories are somewhat convoluted. But in the end they are both fairly readable and comprehendable.As a retired detective who enjoys Victorian Literature, Sherlock Holmes is certainly one of favorite fictional detectives.. I enjoy some of his leaps of logic, although for me many of them fall into the category of "possiblity" rather than "probability" as far as I am concerned. Of course Sherlock Holmes is almost always correct.During my career, I had to rework numerous cases, "cold cases" and others that were generally screwed up messes. When I worked these cases, what I found was that often police officers would sometimes make such leaps of logic and then assume these leaps are correct. When cases go nowhere, as often as not I found it was because these leaps were incorrect.In summary, I liked this novel very much. At times the story was somewhat convoluted but was still enjoyable. In the near future I intend to continue my study of Sherlock Holmes stories, the next being "A Scandal in Bohemia". Thank You...

Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Again, a great read
Review: Second time reading this. Doyle is the master of his domain. I've read all others of the time and genre. None compare.

Reviewer: Norb Vacha
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Readable version - print small but okay
Review: What I'm really interested in is LARGE PRINT versions - SOOOOO this is not a valid criticism of thisversion.

Reviewer: Shashi
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: This is the one of the best Novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Reviewer: JACKO
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: I just love sherlock Holmes stories and this one of the best,very happy with this purchase.

Reviewer: Helma
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: What a story! I don't follow all the information amd I don't understand how Holmes can know all the details, but still I am amazed by how Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was able to come up with such a story!

Reviewer: Namarie
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Para todos los fans de Sherlock es un deleite, es la historia clásica de Conan Doyle, pero con la introducción de los personajes de la serie.

Reviewer: Katja H. Labonté
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: 5 stars & 5/10 hearts. The first time I read this, I enjoyed it less than A Study in Scarlet. But I quickly learned to love it! Arthur Conan Doyle always nails his openings. I loved Sherlock’s complaint about how bored he was and Watson trying to distract him. I loved Mary, and how sweetly Watson fell in love with her—not only because of her looks, but because of her character. And I loved how nobly he fought his affection until he knew he was free to love her. I wish she’d shown up again! The Sholtos were all very unpleasant people, but Jonathan Small was very interesting and I loved how true he was to his oath and how he refused to be swayed by racism or to allow anyone to say that his Indian partners were “less than” a white man. Altheney Jones was quite amusing, and quite compatible with Sherlock; it’s too bad he doesn’t show up again. The plot is so fun. I enjoy seeing Sherlock & Watson partner up; and of course all the deductions and brainwork was epic. There was copious amounts of excellent humour, and the “flying chase up the river” was absolutely thrilling—and possibly one of my favourite Sherlockian dénouements. This story raises some very good questions to ponder, and has a good moral. Overall, it’s my second-favourite Sherlock novel after The Hound of the Baskervilles.Content: Slight swearing, drinking, smoking; Sherlock’s morphine/cocaine addiction is revealed (condemned by Watson); a gruesome (bloodless) murder; a couple more murders mentioned/described; some racism/contemptuousness. A Favourite Quote: “‘Well, I gave my mind a thorough rest by plunging into a chemical analysis. One of our greatest statesmen has said that a change of work is the best rest.’”A Favourite Beautiful Quote: “It was a September evening, and not yet seven o’clock, but the day had been a dreary one, and a dense drizzly fog lay low upon the great city. Mud-coloured clouds drooped sadly over the muddy streets. Down the Strand the lamps were but misty splotches of diffused light, which threw a feeble circular glimmer upon the slimy pavement. The yellow glare from the shop-windows streamed out into the steamy, vaporous air, and threw a murky, shifting radiance across the crowded thoroughfare. There was, to my mind, something eerie and ghost-like in the endless procession of faces which flitted across these narrow bars of light—sad faces and glad, haggard and merry.”A Favourite Humorous Quote: “Miss Morstan’s demeanour was as resolute and collected as ever. I endeavoured to cheer and amuse her by reminiscences of my adventures in Afghanistan; but, to tell the truth, I was myself so excited at our situation, and so curious as to our destination, that my stories were slightly involved. To this day she declares that I told her one moving anecdote as to how a musket looked into my tent at the dead of night, and how I fired a double-barrelled tiger cub at it.”