In Arthur Conan Doyle's debut of literature's most famous detective story a dead man is discovered in a bloodstained room in Brixton. The only clues are a wedding ring, a gold watch, a pocket edition of Boccaccio's "Decameron", and a word scrawled in blood on the wall. With this investigation begins the partnership of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. Followed by many other novels and short stories, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are among the most famous characters in literature.