“四签名”当然是《福尔摩斯探案全集》里的一篇,用在这里,只是因为,篇幅所限,仅能选取四位获得广泛认同的侦探推理小说作家及其作品。在各自的大洲和领域,他们是重要的开创者。这四个名字放在一起, 基本可以代表侦探推理小说的世界格局。 The “Four Signature” is, of course, one of the complete works of Sherlock Holmes. It is used here, but because of limited space, only four widely recognized detective-story novel writers and their works can be selected. In their respective continents and fields, they are important pioneers. Together these four names can basically represent the world pattern of detective stories.