What is the best Sherlock Holmes mystery (novel)?

Question

For those who have read Sherlock Holmes mysteries. I would appreciate the help. Ty

For example, the one that has the best plot, is the most interesting, the most fun to read, has the most comedy, perhaps all of the above. And i like the villians to be real bad people.

Answer 1

Of the original Arthur Conan Doyle stories, I would pick "The Hound of the Baskervilles". "The Sign of Four", the very first story where Holmes meets Watson, is also excellent. Of course, there are now about a zillion other Sherlock Holmes books by other writers with all sorts of approaches to the character, and no doubt some are excellent, but start at least with the original.

Answer 2

For me, it depends on what I'm looking for. My tops are A STUDY IN SCARLET, "A Scandal in Bohemia," "A Case of Identity," "The Copper Beeches," "The Final Problem," and "The Three Garridebs." They are all very revealing about Holmes' character. The genius of the Holmes stories is that Holmes is shown through Watson's perceptive filter, and so these are all very emotional without trying to be. There is nothing more touching that the simple, frank man-to-man cameraderie that recurs throughout Victorian literature. I think it shows up in these the best.

Answer 3

I loved Sherlock Holmes growing up and I've read all of them. I loved Hound of the Baskervilles but the story that I remember most is the one where Holmes is chasing Moriarty and goes over the falls and Watson thinks he's dead. I can't remember the name of the story right now.

Answer 4

This answer is in case you are referring to books about Holmes by someone other than Doyle. My favorite series on Holmes is by Laurie King, but another great book is by Jamyang Norbu: Sherlock Holmes: The Missing Years (The Mandala of Sherlock Holmes) about the time he spent in Tibet and India after his "death."

Answer 5

You beat me to it--I was going to suggest Agatha Christie. I think you'd like Ellery Queen mysteries--they're set before the CSI era, and the plots are very clever. Also try the Nero Wolfe series by Rex Stout, the Father Brown mysteries by G.K. Chesterton, or Dorothy L. Sayters' books featuring Lord Peter Wimsey.

Answer 6

I liked the Red-headed League. It had a great plot with a real bad guy. A lot of the original Sherlock stories didn't really have bad guys, just wierd circumstances.

Answer 7

The Mistery of the Broken Partridge Eggs.

Answer 8

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Answer 9

A study in scarlet, and Hound of the Baskersville

Answer 10

One of my favorites is The Greek Interpreter. I also LOVE The Speckled Band, though I have never read it. The BBC adaptation is great.:-)