Once again, the pen of Stephen Herczeg has produced another set of eclectic stories from the world of Sherlock Holmes and his creator. All have featured in annals of the MX Books of New Sherlock Holmes stories and the many anthologies from Belanger Books. A disturbing Christmas gift sees Holmes employed to find the owner of a severed foot. A break-in at the British Museum leads Holmes into the ominous presence of animal-like humans. Before Holmes met him, Colonel Lysander Stark built a career as a German spy undermining Foreign governments. In a parallel universe, Holmes must use all his skills to decipher the riddles behind a new form of power and what it means for London and Britain as a whole. A locked room. A catatonic man. Relics from the past. And a strange magical symbol. Holmes crosses paths with Simon Iff as they work at odds to solve the mystery of the unicursal hexagram. When a local doctor disappears, Holmes must uncover his whereabouts and discover the links between a local politician and a ruthless gangleader. A friend of Mrs. Hudson seeks Holmes's assistance to clear her mistress of the charge of murdering her husband. Arthur Conan Doyle pits his wits against the law to play at being Holmes and clear a young Indian man's name.
