When a chance encounter leads Dr. John Watson to take up rooms with a peculiar consulting detective named Sherlock Holmes, he has no idea his quiet return to London will be upended by one of the most baffling murders the city has ever seen. A lifeless body is discovered in a vacant house with no visible wound, a chilling word smeared on the wall, and no sign of struggle. As Scotland Yard stumbles, Holmes begins to unravel the mystery using methods that leave even the seasoned Watson astounded.

With sharp dialogue, atmospheric settings, and an unforgettable detective at its center, A Study in Scarlet introduces listeners to a gripping world of logic, deduction, and justice. This is the case that forged the legendary partnership of Holmes and Watson and marked the beginning of a new kind of detective story—one that dives deep beneath the surface of crime to uncover the human stories that drive it.