While the world awaits the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, Holmes and Watson are called to a singular mystery. A severed hand has been found on the banks of the Thames, a hand belonging to a soldier who supposedly died in the trenches. But the hand is fresh, and show signs that it was recently amputated.

Reviews in national papers and literary magazines; Reviews and interviews on crime, literary and cult entertainment websites; Mentions on Sherlock Holmes fan sites and social networking sites; A brand-new original Shelock Holmes novel: "Cavan Scott deserves note for being utterly charming, comprehensively Sherlockian, and possessed of a wry narrator." Criminal Element; Adds to our growing original Sherlock Holmes list, sitting alongside works by Guy Adams, James Lovegrove and George Mann; Warner Brothers are reportedly working on a third instalment in their blockbuster Sherlock Holmes movie franchise, continuing the Guy Ritchie-directed series that stars Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law; Taps in the continuing popularity of Sherlock Holmes, with BBC series Sherlock and CBS series Elementary.