The Hound of the Baskervilles is the third of four crime novels written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The novel features detective Sherlock Holmes and is set on Dart moor in Devon, England. The story revolves around Sir Charles Baskerville and a mysterious Hound in and around his Country House, Baskerville Hall. The Legend has it that the Baskerville family is afflicated by a curse. Sir Charle's nephew Sir Henry Baskerville hires Sherlock Holmes to solve the mysterious death of his uncle and the mystery unfolds.