A Study in Scarlet Audiobook (free download)

A Study in Scarlet is an 1887 detective novel by Scottish author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The story marks the first appearance of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, who would become the most famous detective duo in popular fiction. The book's title derives from a speech given by Holmes, a consulting detective, to his friend and chronicler Watson on the nature of his work, in which he describes the story's murder investigation as his "study in scarlet": "There's the scarlet thread of murder running through the colourless skein of life, and our duty is to unravel it, and isolate it, and expose every inch of it.

This week, the audio book version of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's A Study in Scarlet has made it into the top 50 bestsellers in the Thrillers category. You can legally download or stream this audio book and listen for free at Spotify, Deezer, and in high quality at Audible.