# Sherlock Holmes — A Study in Scarlet character guide

> Sherlock Holmes in A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Mr. Sherlock Holmes, Holmes

**First appearance:** 0001-i-mr-sherlock-holmes

## Who they are

A lean, hawk-nosed consulting detective whose chemical-stained hands and piercing eyes belong to a mind that turns the smallest clue into a verdict.

## In the story

### [I: Mr. Sherlock Holmes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_study_in_scarlet_se/chapters/i-mr-sherlock-holmes)

Introduced as a chemical enthusiast with eccentric habits and a passion for exact knowledge; agrees to share rooms with Watson.

### [II: The Science of Deduction](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_study_in_scarlet_se/chapters/ii-the-science-of-deduction)

Described as a consulting detective with extraordinary powers of observation and deduction; reveals his methods and his disdain for fictional detectives like Dupin and Lecoq.

### [III: The Lauriston Gardens Mystery](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_study_in_scarlet_se/chapters/iii-the-lauriston-gardens-mystery)

Examines the crime scene, deduces details about the murderer, and identifies 'Rache' as German for 'revenge'.

### [IV: What John Rance Had to Tell](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_study_in_scarlet_se/chapters/iv-what-john-rance-had-to-tell)

Leads the investigation, deduces details from the crime scene, and identifies the drunken man as the key suspect.

### [Our Advertisement Brings a Visitor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_study_in_scarlet_se/chapters/v-our-advertisement-brings-a-visitor)

Holmes attends a concert, places a clever advertisement to lure the suspect, and later follows the visitor but is outwitted; he remains confident in his deductions.

### [VI: Tobias Gregson Shows What He Can Do](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_study_in_scarlet_se/chapters/vi-tobias-gregson-shows-what-he-can-do)

Reads newspaper accounts of the Brixton Mystery with amusement, sends out the Baker Street irregulars, and listens to Gregson's theory before Lestrade brings news of Stangerson's murder.

### [Light in the Darkness](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_study_in_scarlet_se/chapters/vii-light-in-the-darkness)

Reveals he knows the assassin's name, orchestrates the capture of Jefferson Hope by tricking him into helping with a portmanteau, and handcuffs him.

### [VI: A Continuation of the Reminiscences of John Watson, M.D.](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_study_in_scarlet_se/chapters/vi-a-continuation-of-the-reminiscences-of-john-watson-m-d)

Facilitates Hope's capture and later questions him about the accomplice who retrieved the ring.

### [The Conclusion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_study_in_scarlet_se/chapters/vii-the-conclusion)

Explains his deductive reasoning to Watson and laughs off the press's misattribution of credit.

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