The first of the Sherlock Holmes stories, this was also the first of Conan Doyle's books to be published. In this fascinating and exciting tale, the two towering creations of detective fiction--Holmes, the master of the science of detection, and Watson, his faithful companion--make their auspicious debut. The two detectives are immediately in fine form as Holmes plucks the solution to the mystery from the heart of Victorian London. 　　从阿富汗战场受伤退役的华生医生，和一个刚从医学院毕业的年轻人合租了伦敦贝克街221号乙的一套公寓。很快，他发现这位名叫歇洛克·福尔摩斯的年轻人具有超越常人的缜密观察力和非凡的推理分析能力，同时，时常有一些神秘的访客出入他们的寓所。直到有一天，他们卷入了一起谋杀案……福尔摩斯牛刀初试第一案，精彩纷呈！

《福尔摩斯探案集1:血字的研究 四签名》内容简介：《福尔摩斯探案全集》（Adventure of Sherlock Holmes）共有四部长篇及56个短篇：第一部长篇《血字的研究》完成于1886年，隔年与其它作品合集出版于《比顿圣诞年刊》。作为一个小说家，柯南道尔认识到他的主人翁必须有一个陪衬人物出现。就这样，《血字的研究》便以华生医生的回忆形式来进行描写，为今后许多侧面的评论埋下伏笔。

Leslie S. Klinger has reassembled Arthur Conan Doyle's 56 short stories in the order in which they appeared in the original book editions. A cause for international celebration as this is the most lavishly illustrated edition of the Holmes tales ever produced. Readers will find a cornucopia of insights: beginners will benefit from Klinger's biographies of Holmes, Watson and Conan Doyle; historians will revel in the wealth of Victorian literary and cultural details; Sherlockian fanatics will puzzle over tantalising new theories; and art lovers will be beguiled by the illustrations. The book is introduced by John le Carre.

这是福尔摩斯很老的一个版本了，我在小学时候买的，一直珍藏着，现在发现已经无法在网络上找到其封面，有点遗憾。小时候一口气读完了四本，那种阅读能力让我至今怀念。 这套书是根据英国企鹅版《歇洛克·福尔摩斯探案全集》（Complete Sherlock Holmes）翻译。在忠实于原著的基础上，译者力求做到通俗易懂，符合中国读者的口味。在翻译过程中，参考了群众出版社1980年译本。 以上是书本前言里的话，我觉得很实在很真实，以我那种小学的水平都能读懂并读得津津有味，那就真是不易了，这样的好书值得我们收藏。

Amid the foggy streets of sinister London and the even more sinister countryside, Holmes and Watson once more solve the unsolvable. This book is a collection of stories, including "A Scandal in Bohemia", "A Case of Identity", "The Red-Headed League" and "The Boscombe Valley Mystery".