The Hound of the Baskervilles

"The Hound of the Baskervilles" by Arthur Conan Doyle is a suspenseful detective story where the famous Sherlock Holmes and his trusted companion Dr. Watson tackle a frightening case involving an old curse and a ghostly beast that threatens the Baskerville family. Set in the gloomy English moors, the book starts with Holmes and Watson examining a mysterious cane and hearing about the Baskerville curse and the strange death of Sir Charles Baskerville. As they learn secrets about the curse's origins and the odd things happening around Sir Charles's heir, Sir Henry Baskerville, they begin a dangerous quest to protect him from the dark history of his family, uncovering both supernatural scares and evil human plots along the way.