A Study in Scarlet

 A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle, 123 pages.

In this, the first Sherlock Holmes novel, John Watson is introduced to a weird man looking for a roommate while he is doing the same. Watson is fascinated and impressed by Holmes' deductive detective techniques, and is soon tagging along on a very strange murder where the clues don't seem to be adding up.

After about 150 years of near constant popularity I feel confident that everyone reading this knows who Sherlock Holmes is and his general deal. That being said, reading this novel still felt like a sort of original experience. And the Mormons were a surprise. 

I could definitely see myself reading more of these, and it's definitely a worthy book for fans of the classic mystery novel.