The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle
This classic mystery novel follows a detective and his partner as they investigate a supernatural hound that has been haunting the Baskerville family for generations, supposedly causing the death of the recent family head. As the pair navigate the eerie moors surrounding the Baskerville estate, they unravel a plot of deception and murder, all while trying to protect the new heir from the same grisly fate. The story is a thrilling blend of mystery, suspense, and horror.
The 111th greatest book of all time
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This book is on the following lists:
- 10th on Top 100 Killer Thrillers (NPR)
- 26th on 100 Best Novels in English Since 1900 (Counterpunch)
- 32nd on The Top 100 Crime Novels of All Time (Crime Writers' Association)
- 41st on The Telegraph’s 100 Novels Everyone Should Read (Telegraph)
- 44th on Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century (Le Monde)
- 47th on Tozai Mystery Best 100 (2012 Revision) (Shūkan Bunshun (Japanese Newspaper))
- 70th on The 100 Greatest Novels (greatbooksguide.com)
- 108th on The Complete 500: OCLC (OCLC)
- 124th on The Novel 100: A Ranking of the Greatest Novels of All Time (The Novel 100)
- 128th on The Big Read (BBC)
- 362nd on The 500 best books of all time from Culture Café users (Culture Café)
- 546th on Our Users' Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- The 100 Best Mystery and Thriller Books of All Time (Time)
- A Century of Reading (Lithub)
- The Books You've Always Meant to Read (Waterstones)
- The New York Public Library's Books of the Century (New York Public Library)
- A Hundred Novels to Change Your Life (The Daily Mail)
- 100 Novels That Shaped Our World (BBC)
- 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (The Book)
- 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime (Amazon.com (UK))
- 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read (The Guardian)
- "Our Readable Century", The Best Books of the 20th Century (January Magazine)