The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is a suspenseful mystery novel, staged in England during the Victorian Era. Robert Daley, a novelist who reviews books for the New York Times Book Review, states that a novel should entertain the reader, teach the reader, and emotionally involve the reader. In this novel, Doyle fulfills one of Daley's requirements by continuously entertaining the reader.
<Tab/>Similar to many other well¬-written novels, The Hound of the Baskervilles keeps a reader interested by constantly twisting the plot and involving new characters. The reintroduction of Sherlock Holmes in the middle of the story created a new edge; it rejuvenated the reader's want to read on in the story. As unexpected as Holmes's reintroduction was, even more unexpected was the discovery of Jack and Beryl Stapleton's previous marriage. This discovery created not a plot twist, but a twist in the characters and their feelings as well. At last in the book came the biggest plot twist of all, Jack Stapleton's motive to kill.…
