It is the autumn of 1880 & Dr John Watson has just returned from Afghanistan Badly injured & desperate to forget a nightmarish expedition that left him doubting his sanity Watson is close to destitution when he meets the extraordinary Sherlock Holmes who is investigating a series of deaths in the Shadwell district of London Several bodies have been found the victims appearing to have starved to death over the course of several weeks & yet they were reported alive & well mere days before Moreover there are disturbing reports of creeping shadows that inspire dread in any who stray too close Holmes deduces a connection between the deaths & a sinister drug lord who is seeking to expand his criminal empire Yet both he & Watson are soon forced to accept that there are forces at work far more powerful than they could ever have imagined Forces that can be summoned if one is brave
- or mad
- enough to dare