First published 2019
Sherlock Holmes faces an unusual challenge when the King of Bohemia arrives at 221B Baker Street under cover of darkness. The monarch seeks Holmes's help to retrieve a compromising photograph held by the opera singer Irene Adler, who threatens to expose their past affair and ruin his upcoming marriage to a Scandinavian princess. Holmes devises an elaborate scheme to locate the hidden photograph, but Adler proves more clever than anticipated. She outsmarts the great detective at his own game, leaving Holmes with grudging admiration for the woman who bested him. This newly illustrated edition by Marty Jones brings fresh visual life to Arthur Conan Doyle's beloved tale with digital artwork. The story marks the first Holmes adventure published in The Strand Magazine and features the debut illustrations by Sidney Paget, who would become synonymous with the detective's visual representation.
Genres: historical-fiction, 20th-century, adventure, mystery, detective, 19th-century
Vibes: suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: cat-and-mouse, enemies-to-lovers
Setting: Bohemia, 221B Baker Street
Period: 19th-Century
68 pages · Paperback · Independently published