The Adventure of the Yellow Face

The Adventure of the Yellow Face is a short detective story by Arthur Conan Doyle, first published in 1893. It is one of the Sherlock Holmes stories and appears in The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. The case starts as a domestic mystery that seems straightforward at first, but the story is built around careful observation, small inconsistencies, and Holmes working through details that do not quite add up.

It suits readers who like compact mysteries and want a quick entry into Holmes without a long novel. The story is also a good fit for anyone interested in Doyle’s style at a shorter length, where the focus stays on reasoning, atmosphere, and the way ordinary concerns can turn into a puzzle. It connects naturally to the broader Sherlock Holmes canon and to classic detective fiction more generally.