carpigreco 's review for:

A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle

5.0

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Watson, who has just returned from a war in Afghanistan, meets Sherlock Holmes for the first time when they become flat-mates at the famous 221B Baker Street. In A Study in Scarlet, Holmes is contacted by Gregson and Lestrade to investigate upon the murder at Lauriston Gardens and Watson tags along. Holmes is odd, eccentric and a master of deduction — as John Watson claims. The first half of A Study in Scarlet, the most entertaining part of the book, is a finely drawn study of Sherlock Holmes' character, peculiar habits, and methods for solving crime. In the second part of the novel, Doyle's narration drifts from London to North America with the aim of explaining the killer's motives. In truth, I found the transition from the Victorian London to the alkali deserts of the American West a bit confusing at first. Conan Doyle's style and narration is peculiar in this book and it took me some time to get settled after the end of part I.
All in all, the book is really interesting and I am looking forward to reading more from the series.