The Hound of the Baskervilles

Holmes and Watson are asked to help with a strange case on the moors of Devon. An old family, the Baskervilles, is said to be haunted by a monstrous spectral hound, and the recent sudden death of Sir Charles has frightened the district. His heir, young Sir Henry, arrives from Canada to take up the estate. Watson is sent to the lonely moor to watch over him and report back, among marshes, ancient ruins and uneasy neighbours. Atmospheric and tense, it blends gothic dread with rational detection and is often named the best of the Holmes novels.