The Five Orange Pips is the fifth story in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes collection by Arthur Conan Doyle. Doyle wrote fifty-six short Sherlock Holmes stories and four full length novels in total. The story is narrated by the character of Dr. John Watson. It was first published in The Strand Magazine in November of 1981.
At the outset of the story Watson is staying with Sherlock Holmes for a few days and one evening during his visit a young man named John Openshaw comes to consult Holmes.