The Hound of Baskervilles is a cunning mystery novel that leaves the reader with questions many times throughout the story. It is fair to say that almost all books are extremely particular about the specific words that are used. This Sherlock Holmes novel has many interesting words and phrases weaved into it, and I picked up on a particular word that is mentioned very frequently. The word “grey” is used to describe many things; whether it be clothing, the weather etc. While reading the assigned pages, I thought to myself on many occasions, “why does this word keep showing up? What is the meaning behind it?” I believe this color/word is noted multiple times because of the exact meaning of the word. When I looked up the definition of “grey”, it stated: 1. Of a color intermediate between black and white. 2. Dull and nondescript; without interest or character. There is no clear understanding of the crime in this mystery, so the word grey is perfect to convey the confusion and blurriness of the truth. It is a color that has two mixed into it (black and white) just like this crime has multiple rumors and sides to it. There is no clear cut answer to the crime, just like grey is not a clear cut color. The pigment grey is mentioned twice on one page, as an example. “…the grim and GREY impression which had been left upon both of us by our first experience to Baskerville Hall” (62.) The other phrase is ” We were tired with our journey and chilled by our drive, so we took a GREY view of the place” (62.) The atmosphere by Baskerville Hall is mentioned as grey because there are unanswered questions around there. The same goes for “grey view of the place.” There are few answers to the many questions being asked in this mystery.