Experience "A Study in Scarlet," the very first Sherlock Holmes adventure, in its pure, unfiltered brilliance through our captivating audiobook. Step into 221B Baker Street where Dr. John Watson first meets the enigmatic consulting detective whose methods would forever change crime fiction and inspire countless films, television series, and adaptations across generations.

Before Benedict Cumberbatch and Robert Downey Jr. brought the world's greatest detective to life on screen, before "Elementary" and "Sherlock Holmes" became global sensations—there was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's revolutionary novel that started it all.

The Hollywood versions you love capture glimpses of Holmes' genius, but only the original text reveals the full depth of his extraordinary mind. Discover the first utterance of "the game is afoot," the initial demonstration of Holmes' uncanny deductive reasoning, and the complete backstory of revenge that many adaptations were forced to simplify or omit entirely.

Marvel at the Mormon subplot spanning the American West that most film versions couldn't include. Witness the first meeting between Holmes and Watson—a moment reimagined countless times on screen, yet never quite matching the subtle brilliance of Doyle's original prose.

Whether you're a devoted fan of BBC's "Sherlock," Guy Ritchie's action-packed films, or the classic Basil Rathbone interpretations, this audiobook offers the authentic source material that inspired them all. Experience the case that launched the legend—a mysterious corpse, a word written in blood, and a brilliant mind that can solve what Scotland Yard cannot.

Listen now to the story that introduced the world to Sherlock Holmes, and discover why filmmakers have been drawn to this character for over a century. The original mystery awaits—and the clues might surprise even the most dedicated Holmes enthusiasts.

• (00:00:01) - A Study in Scarlet, Part 1
• (00:02:24) - The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes
• (00:09:36) - The chemical laboratory of Dr. Sherlock Holmes
• (00:16:35) - Sherlock Holmes in the Laboratory
• (00:19:45) - Sherlock Holmes
• (00:28:51) - Detective Sherlock Holmes
• (00:38:25) - How to Identify a Criminal
• (00:42:56) - The Lauriston Gardens Mystery
• (00:49:45) - Sherlock Holmes and the Lauriston Gardens Case
• (00:58:56) - Sherlock Holmes solves the Stangerson Case
• (01:06:36) - Detective Sherlock Holmes on the Murder
• (01:08:20) - Sherlock Holmes on the Lauriston Gardens Case
• (01:15:24) - The Murder of John Rance
• (01:22:58) - The Ring of Murder
• (01:24:37) - Holmes
• (01:31:07) - Sherlock Holmes
• (01:36:57) - How to Get a Woman to Talk
• (01:40:42) - The Brixton Murder Case
• (01:46:53) - Sherlock Holmes
• (01:50:19) - The Murder of Enoch Drebber
• (01:57:07) - The Case of the Death of Drebber
• (02:00:14) - Mr. Joseph Stangson
• (02:01:35) - The Stangerson Case
• (02:10:04) - Sherlock Holmes
• (02:19:16) - Sherlock Holmes
• (02:22:45) - The Country of the Saints
• (02:32:28) - A Little Wanderer's Prayer
• (02:37:40) - A caravan of Injuns in the desert
• (02:47:13) - castaways brought back to the caravan
• (02:49:56) - The Flower of Utah
• (02:57:26) - The Fear of Cow Drivers
• (03:03:14) - Jefferson Hope and Lucy Ferrier
• (03:07:36) - John Ferrier
• (03:17:43) - John Ferrier and his Daughter
• (03:20:36) - A Study in Scarlet
• (03:23:42) - John Ferrier's Daughter's Letter
• (03:31:01) - The Last Day of the Hope Family
• (03:36:56) - The Life of Jefferson Hope
• (03:43:28) - The Avenging Angels
• (03:55:40) - The Ghost of Lucy Ferrier
• (04:05:45) - The Hunting of Jefferson Hope
• (04:07:09) - A Study in Scarlet
• (04:14:15) - Cab Driver
• (04:17:47) - The Poisoning of a Professor
• (04:23:56) - The Murder of Lucy Ferrier
• (04:31:32) - Sherlock Holmes
• (04:38:05) - The Drebber Murder