THE SPECKLED BAND

Sherlock Holmes investigates the case of a young bride to be who fears that she'll be murdered. Helen Stoner, the stepdaughter of Sir Grimesby Roylott, has reason to believe that her stepfather killed her sister-she just doesn't know how. And the only clue is the last word from the dead sister ; "The Speckled Band"

First published in the Strand Magazine, Feb. 1892, with 9 illustrations by Sidney Paget.