The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
London, 1912. Before the state visit of the Russian Grand Duke, there is an anarchist plot to assassinate him. A mysterious cipher could lead to the ring leaders of the conspiracy, but the subsequent event nearly costs R. Austin Freeman’s Dr. John Thorndyke his life.
Charles Dallas finds sinister circumstances in his search for the missing Q.C.s.
Who murdered Mrs. Arryford? The answer is obvious to Det. Sgt. Grubber.
Gold bullion disappears from the RMS Oceanic, putting the purser’s life at risk.
