Irene Adler sends Sherlock Holmes a series of fiendish puzzles in this historical Christmas mystery set in snowy London!
Sherlock Holmes’s discovery of a mysterious musical score initiates a devious Christmas challenge set by Irene Adler, with clues that are all variations on the theme of ‘theft without theft’, such as a statue missing from a museum found hidden in the room it was taken from.
In the snowy London lead-up to Christmas, Holmes’s preoccupation with the “Adler Variation” risks him neglecting the case of his new client, Norwegian arctic explorer Fridtjof Nansen, who has received a series of threats in the form of animal carcasses left on his doorstep. Could they really be gifts from a strange spirit that has pursued Nansen since the completion of his expedition to cross Greenland? And might this case somehow be related to Irene Adler’s great game?
Presented in a stunning package inspired by Victorian book design, Sherlock Holmes and the Twelve Thefts of Christmas is a perfect homage to Arthur Conan Doyle’s Great Detective—and a delightfully cozy Christmas mystery perfect for winter reading!
