October, 1909. Sherlock Holmes has been retired to the South Downs for six years, resisting all entreaties to return to his career as the world’s foremost consulting detective. But the brutal murder of one of his former colleagues from Scotland Yard has finally galvanized him back into action. Dr. Watson at his side, Holmes journeys to London’s British Museum, where a series of singular disappearances have taken place. With the museum staff convinced that the curse of a four thousand year-old pharaoh is emanating from the Egyptian Gallery, it is up to Holmes to prove that the worst horrors come from the minds of men. But will the echoes of the past prove to be his undoing? \\\* This edition contains both the basic story, as well as a fully annotated version containing a cornucopia of scholarly insights that compare this newly unearthed tale by Dr. John H. Watson to the classic adventures from the Canon of Sherlock Holmes.

November, 1909. Sherlock Holmes has been called out of retirement to successfully solve the mystery of the British Museum’s Pharaonic curse. But while he longs to return to his villa on the South Downs, a new threat has arisen. A twisted riddle of the sphinx suggests that Holmes and Dr. Watson are wading through deep waters. And when the main vault at the Bank of England is inexplicably plundered, Holmes realizes that his enemies may be trying to bring down the nation itself. Only the piercing acumen of the world’s foremost consulting detective could see that this theft was but the first blow, and that the villain is certain to mount another daring robbery. From a baffling series of seemingly unconnected events, Holmes must make the brilliant leaps of deduction required in order to determine where his adversary next plans to strike. Only then can Holmes set his own traps and turn the tables on his foe. But will Holmes be able to anticipate all of the forces that are aligning against him? This edition is fully annotated version, containing a cornucopia of scholarly insights that compare this newly unearthed tale by Dr. John H. Watson to the classic adventures from the Canon of Sherlock Holmes.

November, 1909. Sherlock Holmes has successfully prevented further robberies of England’s greatest institutions and captured one of his most dangerous enemies, but something is still rotten in the streets of London. A series of attacks threaten not only his life, but the lives of those few individuals that he calls ‘friend.’ With Dr. Watson injured, his defenses crumbling, and Scotland Yard deaf to his appeals for succor, Holmes must call upon some irregular help and use every means at his disposal to determine what adversary is stalking him from the mists of the past. From the cells of Wandsworth to the heights of Tower Bridge, Holmes is once more on the hunt. But is he willing to make the sacrifice required to put a final end to this monstrous menace? This edition is fully annotated version, containing a cornucopia of scholarly insights that compare this newly unearthed tale by Dr. John H. Watson to the classic adventures from the Canon of Sherlock Holmes.