Arthur Conan Doyle: The Sign of Four (Sherlock Holmes, #2) (2001)
129 pages
Published 2001
The Sign of the Four (1890), also called The Sign of Four, is the second novel featuring Sherlock Holmes written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Also contained in: Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Annotated Sherlock Holmes. 1/2 Best of Sherlock Holmes Boys' Sherlock Holmes Celebrated Cases of Sherlock Holmes Complete Sherlock Holmes Complete Sherlock Holmes Illustrated Sherlock Holmes Original Illustrated Strand Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes: His Most Famous Mysteries Sherlock Holmes: The Novels The Sign of the Four, A Scandal in Bohemia and Other Stories Sign of the Four and Other Stories Tales of Sherlock Holmes Tales of Sherlock Holmes Works
The books of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson include a lot of amusing clichés. What I liked about this novel "The Sign of Four" is not only the interesting story itself that in a (usual) twist reveals the criminal and their motive. The novel also has real history in its background and made me read a lot of Wikipedia. You need time though.
De las historias largas que he leído de Holmes es la que menos me ha atrapado. Es una aventura muy movida, exótica y enrevesada, pero hay poco del misterio y deducción que siempre esperamos de él. En todo caso, no te aburrirás.
The Sign of Four is a good second book of Holmes. Its a bit disappointing since we only see Holmes' mind in action only a couple of times instead of all through in the book.
My full review:
http://daariga.wordpress.com/2014/08/24/the-sign-of-four/
