Arthur Conan Doyle, A Study in Scarlet
Wordsworth, (1887) ISBN: 1-85326-896-8
Score: 1

First Sherlock Holmes story, tells a little about Watson's military experiences and how he met Holmes. The first half was good, a typical Holmes case, but the second half (except for the very end) was a very tedious backstory of the murderer and victims, mainly focusing on horrible Mormons are.

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