The Man with the Twisted Lip

The Man with the Twisted Lip is a short detective story by Arthur Conan Doyle, first published in 1891. It is one of the Sherlock Holmes stories and appears in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. The setup follows Holmes as he takes on a case that looks unusual from the start, with the familiar emphasis on careful observation, practical reasoning, and the small details that gradually make sense of the whole. It is written in English and sits firmly in detective fiction and crime fiction.

This is a good fit for readers who want a short, tightly built Holmes story rather than a long novel. It works well if you like classic mystery writing that moves quickly and stays focused on the problem at hand. The appeal here is less about surprise for its own sake and more about watching Holmes assemble meaning from ordinary details. If you already enjoy the Sherlock Holmes canon, this is very much in that lane; if you are new to him, it is an easy place to start.