The Sign of the Four (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket)

<p><strong>The Sign of the Four has a complex plot involving service in East India Company India the Indian Rebellion of 1857 a stolen treasure and a secret pact among four convicts (the Four of the title) and two corrupt prison guards.</strong> It presents the detective's drug habit and humanizes him in a way that has never been done before.</p><p>Sherlock Holmes is famous for his intellectual prowess and is renowned for his skilful use of deductive reasoning astute observation and forensic skills to solve difficult cases. Deductive reasoning allows Holmes to impressively reveal a stranger's occupation. Similarly by studying inanimate objects he is able to make astonishingly detailed deductions about their owners. This mindset was a major innovation in the field of crime fiction inspiring authors like Robert J. Sawyer Neil Gaiman and Stephen King.</p><p class=ql-align-justify>This case laminate collector's edition includes a Victorian inspired dust-jacket.</p><p><br></p>