Step 1 : Introduction to the question "Who created Sherlock Holmes?"
...Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was a British writer best known for his detective fiction featuring the character Sherlock Holmes. Doyle's first novel, A Study in Scarlet, introduced Sherlock Holmes to the reading public. The success of the novel led Doyle to abandon medicine and launch his career as a writer. Doyle wrote 60 mystery stories featuring the wildly popular detective character Sherlock Holmes and his loyal assistant Watson. Over 125 years after his creation, Sherlock Holmes remains the most popular fictional detective in history.