It is the autumn of 1880, and Dr John Watson has just returned from Afghanistan.
Several bodies have been found, the victims appearing to have starved to death over the course of several weeks, and yet they were reported alive and well mere da.
Badly injured and 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.
It is the autumn of 1880, and Dr John Watson has just returned from Afghanistan