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When crime creeps into the drawing rooms of the elite, even Sherlock Holmes must tread carefully. In this new collection, Watson recounts cases where Holmes was drawn into the glittering — and treacherous — world of London’s high society. Behind every curtsey and champagne toast lies scandal, deception, and murder. From grand balls to fox hunts, country estates to gentlemen’s clubs, the great detective must navigate etiquette as deftly as evidence, with Watson as his ever-steady guide through a landscape of whispered threats and deadly secrets. A vanished viscount. A deadly ...

No one knows who he is — least of all himself. When a man is found unconscious aboard a steamship to New York, the only clue to his identity is a handkerchief stitched with the initials S.H. — and a mind unlike any other. Now calling himself Simon Helms, he begins a quiet life working behind the bar of a Lower East Side tavern. But those around him quickly realize there’s something strange about the soft-spoken Englishman. He notices things. Small things. Dangerous things. When tenants in a nearby building begin dying of what the city claims is typhoid, Simon can’t help but ask ...

Even Sanctuary Holds Secrets... Following their Continental adventures, Dr. Watson establishes "The Pines," a tranquil health retreat nestled in the Surrey Hills, dedicated to restorative care and the nascent science of the mind. But when his friend Sherlock Holmes arrives, seeking refuge from exhaustion, the calm is soon shattered. In this supposed haven, the master detective finds himself confronting mysteries born not on London's foggy streets, but within the very walls meant for healing. From poisoned tonics administered under the guise of therapy to crippling anxieties rooted in ...

In a London choked by The Great Fog, crime finds its perfect ally... and Sherlock Holmes finds his greatest challenge. An unnatural, persistent fog blankets London, turning familiar streets into treacherous labyrinths and empowering the criminal element like never before. Seeking refuge from personal grief, Dr. Watson returns to Baker Street, finding Holmes invigorated by the unique puzzles emerging from the gloom, yet strangely protective of his old friend. Join the world's greatest detective as he pierces the seemingly impenetrable shroud to solve some of his most baffling cases: a ...

Baker Street is stifling, but the Egyptian desert holds a mystery more suffocating than any London fog. When an urgent telegram summons Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson to the sun-blasted Valley of Whispers, they find more than ancient dust. Lord Harrington's groundbreaking discovery—the untouched tomb of Pharaoh Nebmaatseshem—has become a scene of impossible theft. A priceless, sacred dagger has vanished from a sealed antechamber, the official seals undisturbed, the guards oblivious. As a terrifying, inexplicable illness fells a key worker, whispers of the Pharaoh's curse ignite panic. ...

Some cases are cold. These are frozen in time. The world believes Sherlock Holmes has solved his last mystery. But in the quiet basement of Scotland Yard, a dusty filing cabinet holds the secrets of the unsolved, the forgotten, and the dead who were denied justice. It is called the Ashcroft Drawer, and it is about to be reopened. Lured from retirement, a more reflective, world-weary Holmes and a steadfast Dr. Watson return to 221B Baker Street for a new, extraordinary undertaking: to close the cases that have haunted the Yard for a generation. From the tragic tale of a murdered flower girl ...

The game is afoot... and the stakes are eternal. The world believes Sherlock Holmes perished at the Reichenbach Falls. But Dr. Watson knows the horrifying truth. Holmes returned, miraculously alive, yet irrevocably changed. Plagued by an unnatural thirst and gifted with uncanny nocturnal senses, the world's greatest detective is now bound to the shadows – a creature of the night. Thrust into a terrifying new reality, Watson remains Holmes's loyal chronicler, but also his confidante, his reluctant accomplice, and the keeper of a secret that could shatter minds. Their investigations plunge ...

Beyond Baker Street, adventure awaits... Seeking respite and intellectual stimulation after a taxing period in London, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson embark on an ambitious tour of Europe. But their plans for academic study are quickly derailed as they encounter baffling mysteries in the Continent's great capitals. From a gruesome danse macabre orchestrated with Viennese ingenuity, to a cryptic cipher left by a doomed Berlin historian, and the baffling theft of an ancient Roman relic guarded by a secret lineage – Holmes must apply his singular methods in unfamiliar territory. Follow the ...

A Relentless Storm. A Desperate Plea. A Phantom Haunting a Desolate Isle. When a fierce winter storm descends upon London, a summons more chilling than the wind itself reaches 221B Baker Street. A young woman, frantic with worry, presents letters from her friend, Eleanor Vance, a governess trapped on the remote, storm-lashed Atherly Island off the Cornish coast. The letters speak of a desolate manor, a grieving family, and a terrifying spectral presence: the Grey Monk of Atherly. As an unnatural cold seeps through the ancient stones and a mysterious illness claims its victims, Miss Vance ...

A chill wind from the Solent carries whispers of terror. In the grim Kingfisher Dry Dock, the salvaged hulk of the RMS Sovereign – a grand ocean liner lost decades ago – is plagued by inexplicable and terrifying occurrences. Ghostly figures haunt the decaying decks, disembodied voices echo through the rusting corridors, and the workforce is paralyzed by fear. Summoned by syndicate chairman Sir Alistair Finch, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson arrive to find a priceless treasure has been recovered from the wreck: the legendary Admiral's Star necklace. Its presence seems to heighten the ...

A Serpent's Whisper... A Silent Lighthouse... A Case for Holmes. When three lighthouse keepers vanish from the isolated Serpent's Rock, leaving behind only a half-eaten meal and a bolted door, Trinity House turns to Sherlock Holmes. Was it the sea? Superstition? Or something far more sinister? Journey with Holmes and Watson to the desolate Cornish coast, where they uncover a web of smuggling, betrayal, and a desperate pact forged in the shadows. As a deadly storm closes in, Holmes must decipher cryptic logbook entries, unravel a cunning smuggler's plot, and expose the chilling secret hidden...

A priest in terror. A wall that bleeds. A voice that screams in Latin. When a frightened young priest stumbles into The Delancey Tavern, raving about a failed exorcism and a mirror that cracked on its own, Dr. Margaret Walsh expects drunken rambling. But Simon Helms—the man who was once Sherlock Holmes—goes very still. The trail leads to a shuttered parish with a history no one wants to speak of: rumors of madness cloaked as salvation, and patients treated like demons. Behind the altar lies a hidden room, a stained wall, and the echo of a girl’s scream that never truly stopped. As ...

A scream in the night. A girl no one remembers. A city that forgets on purpose. Sherlock Holmes—now Simon Helms—has no memory of his past. But his mind remains razor-sharp, and his quiet job at a New York tavern hides a growing talent for uncovering what others would rather leave buried. When a new tenant at his boarding house wakes screaming about a girl left under a bridge, Dr. Margaret Walsh believes it a trauma dream. But Helms hears something else: a pattern. Their search leads them into the city’s darkest underbelly—through orphanage ledgers, buried parish records, and the ...

It begins with a single, crimson glove nailed to a warehouse door. For Dr. Margaret Walsh, it’s a cry for help in a city that rarely listens. For Simon Helms—the man once known as Sherlock Holmes—it's a question demanding an answer. The search for the glove’s owner leads them from the tenements to the fiery heart of the Atlas Iron & Steamworks. But this is more than a missing persons case. The factory is sick, its machinery groaning under a hidden corruption, and the whispers of a ‘whistling ghost’ point to a deliberate, man-made evil. The Girl with the Red Glove is the fourth ...