Arthur Conan Doyle

Date of publication: 1890

eBook License: Public Domain

The Sign of the Four is the second novel by the British writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle where the character of Sherlock Holmes appears. The story first appeared in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine in 1890 and then issued as a book. The novel is also known with the title The Sign of Four.

The story involves detective stories such as murder, corruption, and theft.

Plot

The story takes place in England, at the end of the 19th century. Miss Mary Morstan asks Sherlock Holmes to help her find her missing father. He was an officer in India and disappeared ten years ago when he returned to England. At that time, Mary's father sent a telegram notifying his return to England. And he made an appointment with her in a hotel. But he never made it to the meeting. The hotel told Mary that her father had left the night before and did not return. So, she looked for her father's only friend, the retired Major Sholto. But he did not give her any information about his father's whereabouts, Captain Morstan.

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