Sign of the Four

First published in 1890, the second of Sir Arthur Conan-Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories, The Sign of the Four is a classic of detective fiction and a forerunner of this now-ubiquitous genre. The story has everything - a beautiful damsel in distress, mysterious disappearances, a murder, a strange and lustrous pearl, a peculiar map, four desperate villains, an exotic treasure and, above it all, smiling superiorly as he moves with sure-footed confidence through the morass of conflicting clues, the inimitable Sherlock Holmes, investigator extraordinaire.

Publicat pentru prima data in 1890, a doua din povestile lui Sherlock Holmes ale lui Sir Arthur Conan-Doyle, Semnul celor patru este un clasic al fictiunii detectiviste si un precursor al acestui gen acum omniprezent. Povestea are totul - o frumoasa fetita aflata in primejdie, disparitii misterioase, o crima, o perla ciudata si stralucitoare, o harta deosebita, patru ticalosi disperati, o comoara exotica si, mai presus de toate, zambind superior in timp ce se misca cu incredere sigura prin imensitatea unor indicii conflictuale, inimitabilul Sherlock Holmes, investigator extraordinar.