Book description
Thomas Howard of Missouri came out of nowhere, one foggy night, to
rescue Countess Elaina Montague from rape and robbery. He was in
England, he said, to find his brother, who had disappeared. To repay
him, the beautiful Countess offered to enlist her friend, Sherlock
Holmes, to help in the search. At the time Holmes was investigating a
rash of audacious jewel-thefts, and much to Watson's dismay spending
altogether too much time at the music-hall. But because the Great
Detective felt that there was more to the mysterious Mr Howard than
met the eye, he accepted the case. This in turn led to their
involvement in a vicious blood-feud, a spectacular Â- not to mention
death-defying - daylight robbery, the possibility of a serious
diplomatic incident and finally, a thrilling climax below the brooding
River Thames.
