This leads Holmes and Watson to the truth about a secret pact between four convicts during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
The Sign of the Four is the second novel by Arthur Conan Doyle about master detective Sherlock Holmes and his partner Dr John Watson. In this story they solve a mystery of hidden treasure and murder.
Other ideas that are dealt with include betrayal, greed, and chance. The Sign of Four is a detective story, written and set in late Victorian times. In his Sherlock Holmes stories, Sir Arthur ...