While enjoying a respite in the Lake District, Watson encounters the intriguing Lady Frances Carfax, a woman troubled by the spectral presence of a horseman. Sherlock Holmes resolves to join his friend, but upon his arrival, Lady Frances ha…

The body of Maria Gibson, wife to a man of considerable fortune derived from gold mining, was discovered shot within the confines of their country residence. Mr. Gibson sought out Sherlock Holmes, requesting an investigation into his wife’s…

Sir Robert Norberton wagered a considerable sum – a large portion of it borrowed – on the victory of his horse, Shoscombe Prince, in a race. His trainer, convinced Norberton had succumbed to folly, sought the counsel of Sherlock Holmes. Soo…

When Alice Turner summoned Sherlock Holmes, it was with a heavy heart. Her friend, William McCarthy, a farmer she had known her whole life, was dead, and the local constabulary were inclined to suspect his son, James. James himself offered …

Colonel James Damery sought out Holmes upon the news of Miss Violet Merville's engagement to Baron Gruner. The lady was both wealthy and admired, yet her choice of a husband was cause for concern; Gruner was an Austrian of considerable, and…

From her second-story window, Professor Presbury’s daughter observes her father’s countenance. Holmes finds a connection between this fleeting image and the recent spate of thefts from the city zoo.