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The sign of the four (original title in English: The Sign of the Four) is the second novel carried out by Sherlock Holmes, written by Arthur Conan Doyle.

Its title has also been translated as The Sign of the Four.

It is - together with A Study in Scarlet, The Hound of the Baskervilles and The Valley of Terror - one of the only four novels that Arthur Conan Doyle wrote with Holmes as the protagonist, since the rest of his works about this character are short stories. short.In England, at the end of the 19th century, after the mysterious disappearance of her father, Mary begins to receive valuable pearls from an unknown sender.

After a long silence, the generous character shows signs of life and wants Mary to join him.

The young woman asks Sherlock Holmes for help to accompany her.

The stranger turns out to be Thaddeus Sholto, the son of a good friend of Mary's father.

Thaddeus and his brother have been searching for six years for a great treasure that his father hid before he died.

At last, after great effort, they have found the treasure, which, following their father's wishes, they must share with Mary.

When they arrive at the Sholto residence, Thaddeus' brother has been killed and the treasure stolen.