A master of deductive logic who can solve the most difficult crimes by uncovering obscure clues that others overlook, the amateur detective Sherlock Holmes is the hero of sixty stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle between 1887 and 1927. With the help of his loyal friend, Dr. Watson, Holmes brought countless criminals, thieves, fraudsters, and murderers to justice. He even rose from the dead after Doyle attempted to eliminate him in his twenty-fourth adventure, which led to protests from readers. Some Sherlock Holmes stories are among the most famous in detective literature, including "A Study in Scarlet," "A Scandal in Bohemia," "The Speckled Band," and "The Hound of the Baskervilles.".