Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes ( or ) is a fictional private detective created by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Referring to himself as a "consulting detective" in the stories, Holmes is known for his proficiency with observation, forensic science, and logical reasoning that borders on the fantastic, which he employs when investigating cases for a wide variety of clients, including Scotland Yard. First appearing in print in 1887's "A Study in Scarlet", the character's popularity became widespread with the first series of short stories in "The Strand Magazine", beginning with "A Scandal in Bohemia" in 1891; additional tales appeared
Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Mummy Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Mummy Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Mummy is an adventure game for Microsoft Windows, developed by Frogwares and released in 2002. The player controls Arthur Conan Doyle's detective Sherlock Holmes, investigating the mysteriously abandoned mansion of British archeologist Lord Montecalf. It is the first in the "Sherlock Holmes" series of adventure games developed by Frogwares and Viva Media, and was ported to the Nintendo DS in 2009. According to Frogwares, "Mystery of the Mummy" was a surprise hit for the team and sold roughly 1 million units by 2013. The original version of