A new novel by the author of the acclaimed Sherlock Holmes pastiches, The Treasure of the Albino and The Fake Detective. After being summoned to a fictional patient, Dr. Watson is arrested for the brutal murder of an elderly woman. Imprisoned and faced with evidence against him, Watson's only hope is that Sherlock Holmes can uncover the identity of the true murderer. However, when a mysterious letter surfaces linking Watson to blackmail and a notorious street gang, Holmes must use all his logical reasoning skills to save his friend from the hangman's noose.