A woman vanishing seemingly out of thin air, a shape-shifting burglar, a murdered actress found suspended above a stage by an invisible force, and a brilliant but twisted scientist who is also the greatest criminal the galaxy has ever known: these are some of the baffling cases presented to a certain famous detective-but not as you've seen him before."Bait & Switch" re-envisions the classic literary detective Sherlock Holmes. Set in a futuristic city on the planet of Eglon, the story follows Holmes, who lives in apartment complex 221 in the city's rundown "Quadrant B" and works as a private detective and consultant for the quadrant's Civic Security Station.Jaymie Watson is a medical student who finds herself unwittingly caught up in Holmes' first case, and she's both intrigued and frustrated by Holmes and his eccentric personality. They are joined by Isin Lestrade, a Civic Security inspector, as they trace the clues back to a surprising source: James Moriarty, a professor who has created a crime ring to fund a controversial scientific experiment, and the man who will become Holmes' most dangerous foe...
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