First published 1986
A family opens their mail to find five orange pips inside an envelope. The strange delivery carries a menacing message that chills them to the bone. When more threatening packages arrive, the family turns to Sherlock Holmes for help. The great detective realizes these are not random acts of intimidation but carefully orchestrated warnings from a dangerous organization. Holmes discovers the Klan operates behind these threats, using the orange pips as their calling card before striking. The detective must work quickly as the threats grow more serious and lives come under direct threat. Holmes applies his analytical methods to trace the conspiracy back to its source. He faces a secretive cabal that has perfected the art of long distance revenge. The case tests Holmes' deductive powers against an enemy that operates in shadows and strikes without warning. Time runs short as the detective races to protect innocent lives from a merciless organization.
Genres: historical-fiction, adventure, mystery, crime, detective, 19th-century
Vibes: atmospheric, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: amateur-detective, race-against-time, secret-society
Setting: England, Florida, Georgia, Horsham, India, London, North Atlantic, Pondicherry, River Thames, Savannah, Texas, United States, West Sussex
Period: 1869, 1883, 1885, March 1869, March 1883, January 1885, January/February 1883, 2 May 1883, 4 January 1885, Reconstruction era
61 pages · Paperback · World International Publishing