"My mind rebels at stagnation. Give me problems give me work give me the most abstruse cryptogram or the most intricate analysis and I am in my own proper atmosphere." ? Arthur Conan Doyle The Sign of the Four.

One of the most interesting short novels by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Holmes and Watson must solve a complex case involving mystery murder and a man with a wooden leg.

The second Sherlock Holmes mystery begins with Holmes himself in a cocaine-induced haze interrupted by the arrival of a distressed and beautiful young lady. Each year following the strange disappearance of her father Miss Morstan has received a rare and lustrous pearl. Now on the day she is summoned to meet her anonymous benefactor she comes to consult with Holmes and Watson.