The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier is a short story by Arthur Conan Doyle featuring Sherlock Holmes. The story follows Holmes and Dr. Watson as they investigate the mysterious death of a soldier who has been blanched, or turned white, by some unknown means. The duo uncovers a sinister plot involving a group of criminals who have been using a strange substance to turn people white in order to commit crimes without being detected. Holmes and Watson must race against time to stop the criminals before they can carry out their next heinous act.
By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle · First published 1897 · Genre: Mystery, Detective Fiction, Crime Fiction