The Adventure of the Red Circle
A silent lodger's mysterious past draws Holmes into a web of loyalty, love, and peril.
About this book
When a distressed landlady brings Sherlock Holmes an unusual tenant who appears to be hiding from an unseen menace, Holmes and Watson are drawn into a tightly wound domestic thriller. The case pivots on furtive signals, coded exchanges, and a shadowy organization marked by a single, ominous emblem — a red circle — suggesting dangers that cross borders and social lines. With Doyle’s crisp dialogue and a mounting sense of claustrophobic suspense, the story pairs Holmes’s cool deduction with genuine human desperation, delivering a compact, surprising mystery that rewards both puzzle lovers and readers who crave emotional stakes.