Holmes / Moriarty

Actor George Reynolds has a puzzle for Sherlock Holmes and Dr John Watson. The audience that turns up to watch him perform every night is made up of the same people, each time in a different disguise. Holmes and Watson are hired to discover whether something sinister lies behind it.

Meanwhile, Holmes's archenemy, Professor James Moriarty, has trouble of his own. He has been implicated in the murder of a gang leader, and he and his second, Moran, must flee the police while they try to learn who set him up.

Their inquiries bring them into the path of Holmes and Watson, and before long all four realise that the same person is targeting them. With lives at stake, and not only their own, the two pairs form an uneasy alliance to unmask the true villain. Clues lead them to a hotel in Switzerland and a conspiracy far larger than any of them expected. Who can be trusted, and will any of them survive? Readers are invited to try to solve the mystery before the great detective does.