First published 1902
Sir Charles Baskerville lies dead on the wild Devon moors. Giant hound prints mark the ground beside his body. The locals whisper of an ancient family curse and a phantom beast that stalks the Baskerville line. Sherlock Holmes receives the case when the victim's heir prepares to claim his inheritance at the remote Baskerville Hall. The detective and Dr. Watson must separate legend from reality as fog rolls across the treacherous moorland. They race to solve the mystery before the new heir meets the same gruesome fate. Holmes confronts both supernatural terror and human deception in this clash between reason and ancient fear.
Genres: 20th-century, adventure, mystery, crime, detective, 19th-century
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, suspenseful
Tropes: amateur-sleuth, detective-story, supernatural-mystery
Setting: Baskerville Hall, Devon, England
Period: 19th-Century
240 pages · Paperback · Penguin Classics