Since we are an engineering firm, unfortunately the matter is not one upon which we can advise. Sir – our client, Mr Robert Ferguson, has made an enquiry concerning vampires. But why has the thief waited ten weeks to sell the treaty? Holmes and Watson are plunged into a world of international diplomacy only to find that danger can come from unexpected quarters. War becomes a real possibility after a top-secret document is stolen from the Foreign Office. Watson, Do you think you could bring your friend, Mr Sherlock Holmes, down to see me? My position at the Foreign Office seemed safe until this horrible disaster. It’s up to him to identify the villains – if he survives the case, that is … But after a robbery baffles the local police, Holmes is drawn into a web of lies, blackmail and murder.

Keen to help his friend recover from a particularly stressful case, Watson arranges for them to visit a friend in the country. What starts out as a straightforward investigation turns into a midnight stakeout as Holmes attempts to prevent a shocking crime.

All red-headed men in good health and over the age of twenty-one will be considered.Īfter Jabez Wilson’s well-paid position with the Red-Headed League ends with no warning, he asks Holmes to find out why. The salary for this position will be four pounds a week. The Red-Headed League is looking for a new member to assist with minor tasks. There is a dark plot afoot and the only way to catch the culprit is to walk into a deadly trap … The mysterious noises last heard around the time of Julia’s death are back, and her sister Helen knows it is simply a matter of time before she suffers the same fate. It is with great sadness that we report the death of Miss Julia Stoner of Stoke Moran. But when the detective comes across the jewel, Holmes and Watson find themselves in a race against time to save an innocent man’s life. While the police work to trace the missing diamond, Holmes attempts to reunite a Christmas dinner and its owner. Soon they’re conducting dangerous moonlit expeditions to uncover the meaning of the sign of the four, and resolve a long-buried crime.Ī valuable jewel known as the Blue Carbuncle was stolen from the jewel case of the Countess of Morcar yesterday.Ī reward of £1000 has been offered by the countess for information leading to the stone’s return … When Holmes is asked to look into a cryptic message received by Mary Morstan, neither he nor Watson expect to be drawn into a decades-old web of betrayal. You are a wronged woman and shall have justice. “Be at the third pillar from the left outside the Lyceum Theatre tonight at seven o’clock. Along with his fellow lodger, Dr Watson, Sherlock Holmes sets about uncovering a quest for revenge that runs far deeper than anybody suspected. Any information would be appreciated.Īfter a mysterious murder leaves the police baffled, the world’s best amateur detective is asked to investigate. Drebber discovered last night in empty London house.

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