Dive into the suspenseful world of Sherlock Holmes, the master detective the world has ever known Before you know it, you will find yourself wandering in Holmes and Watson’s world; it would just take a few pages and you will be at 221B Baker Street. You will join the duo in cracking mysteries and gathering clues, ranging from bloodstains and footprints, to cigarette ash and wedding rings, arriving at unusual and surprising conclusions. A huge hit with readers of all ages, these characters do not need much introduction. Appearing in print for the first time in A Study in Scarlet in 1887, Holmes’s popularity became widespread with the first series of short stories in the Strand magazine in 1891.