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Mr. Sherlock Holmes was no stranger to working on behalf of certain illustrious clients whose exploits have graced the history books. He loved nothing more than a great contest of wits against a well-matched opponent, but was equally willing to engage in a more rough-and-tumble struggle when such physical work was called for. Within are four recently unearthed cases in which Holmes encounters various individuals or their descendants, all of whom have entered the history books for various deeds, ranging from the small and personal to those which shook the very course of nations. Dr John H Watson relates all four adventures in the finest tradition and spirit of such classics as 'The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual' and 'The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter.'
THE ADVENTURE OF THE DARK WATERS. March 1888. Dr Watson is planning a holiday in Ireland, and asks Sherlock Holmes to accompany him. Little does Watson know that death lurks in the green valleys and dark waters of the Emerald Isle. Colonel Flanagan has been found drowned in the River Liffey, his mouth stuffed with the green flag of the Fenians. Fearing the beginnings of another revolt, Inspector Brian Nugent asks for Holmes's assistance with the investigation. This takes Holmes and Watson to the castle where the colonel was last seen alive, and deep into the details of the man's past deeds. Can Holmes determine the identity of the person who hated the colonel with a such a searing passion?
THE ADVENTURE OF THE LORING RIDDLE. August 1888. Sherlock Holmes is asked to investigate the peculiar case of a dead man found in the library of a medieval manor house. Nobody knows who the man was and what he was doing there. Holmes begins to suspect that the stranger's presence and death are related to an ancient family riddle, as obscure and puzzling as the Musgrave Ritual. Following the clues from Surrey to Canterbury to New Forest, can Holmes and Watson complete a quest to unearth a mythical treasure once thought lost to the mists of time?
THE ADVENTURE OF THE IMPRISONED MONARCH. November 1888. The Queen of Ruritania is missing! Sherlock Holmes is hired to assist with locating the queen before a usurper can seize control of the throne. Holmes and Watson must travel to Central Europe to unravel the conspirators can finalize their terrible plan. Little does Holmes know that this seemingly straightforward task will bring him face-to-face with one of the most shocking adversaries he has ever encountered and thrust him into playing the greatest role in his long and illustrious career.
THE ADVENTURE OF THE HALLOWED RING. May 1890. Sherlock Holmes was an expert boxer for his weight, but the true details of his final bout have never been set before the reading public. When Lord Avon's boxer goes missing the day before a match upon which he has waged his entire fortune, it is up to Holmes to determine to where the man has vanished and who took him. Lord Avon suspects that his opponent has had a hand in this nefarious plot, but Holmes begins to suspect a deeper motive. Can Holmes locate the 'Hope of England' and guarantee that foul play turns into a fair performance?
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