The world’s greatest detective, created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who lived at 221b Baker Street with his friend Dr. Watson.
Holmes and Watson race to save an iconic statue and find themselves threatened in their own home as Sherlock Holmes: A Year of Mystery reaches 1885 and 1886.
The latest volumes in the record-breaking MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories focus on untold cases, and include my account of the unfinished tale of Mr. Phillimore’s Umbrella.
1886: A peaceful evening at 221B Baker Street is interrupted by the arrival of a man holding Mrs. Hudson at gunpoint. As the full forces of the Metropolitan Police gather outside the front door, Sherlock Holmes must solve this case without leaving Baker Street, or risk the lives of everyone inside.
1885: In Paris, the construction of the Statue of Liberty has finally been completed. However, when its iconic torch is stolen en-route to New York, it is up to Sherlock Holmes to ensure the Light of Liberty is not extinguished.
Whatever happened to Mr. James Phillimore and what was so significant about his umbrella? Finally, the truth can be revealed about one of the few cases investigated by Sherlock Holmes that he never solved!
