The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger

The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger is a detective short story by Arthur Conan Doyle, first published in 1927. It is one of the Sherlock Holmes stories and appears in The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes. Because it is a short story rather than a novel, it is an easy entry point into Holmes's world of cases, clues, and deduction, with the familiar structure of a brief investigation.

This is a good fit for readers who like classic detective fiction, compact mysteries, and stories that move through observation and reasoning rather than action-heavy plotting. It can work both for people already familiar with Sherlock Holmes and for readers who want a quick sample of Doyle's style without starting a full-length book. If you enjoy stories built around atmosphere, clues, and a gradual reveal, this sits comfortably within that tradition and alongside the other Holmes stories in the collection.