The Hound of the Baskervilles is one of the greatest crime novels ever written. It tells the story of an ancient curse: the spectre of a gigantic hound roaming the moors that is said to have haunted the Baskerville family for generations. When Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead, it is up to Holmes and Watson to protect the Baskerville heir and discover the truth. Rationalism is pitted against the supernatural, good against evil, as Holmes seeks to defeat a foe almost his equal.