Arthur Conan Doyle 
The Sign of Four 

The Penguin English Library edition
A dense yellow miasma swirls in the streets of London as Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson accompany a beautiful young woman to a sinister assignation.
For Mary Marston has received several large pearls — one a year for the last six years — and now a mystery letter telling her she is a wronged woman. If she would seek justice she is to meet her unknown benefactor, bringing with her two companions.
But unbeknownst to them all, others stalk London»s fog-enshrouded streets: a one-legged ruffian with revenge on his mind — and his companion, who places no value on human life . . .