The Torment of Sherlock Holmes
By Val Andrews
Sherlock Holmes is suffering from a dangerous malady. Excessive indulgence and the strain of his work have sunk him into a deep depression.
Desperate to help his friend regain his joie de vivre, Watson seizes an opportunity when a widow, shrouded in black, drops a left-luggage ticket by his feet. Instead of handing the ticket in to the proper authorities, Watson collects the luggage himself: A hat box with a heavy object inside. Could this be the clue Holmes needs to revive him from his torpor?
At first, Watson’s tale does nothing to arouse Holmes’s interest. But when the hat box reveals a blood-stained dress and butcher’s knife, he finally stirs from his listlessness. Examining the facts with careful logic, Holmes deduces from a hidden toll ticket that their search for the owner of the blood-stained dress, must take them to the South Coast.
Holmes and Watson put up at an inn called the Jolly Smugglers, and soon learn of some strange tenants living across the way.
Could the mysterious couple be connected to the apparent murder of a woman? Will this case restore Holmes to his previous state of health? And can Holmes and Watson avoid incrimination if they reveal the facts of the case to the proper authorities?
The Torment of Sherlock Holmes is a case with many twists and turns, that will keep readers guessing right up until its thrilling conclusion.
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