A gentleman found dead in a first-class compartment of the London to Brighton express has a fortune in jewels and a fabulous painting in his luggage. His identity and that of his attacker are shrouded in mystery. Is this a robbery or a bespoke murder? Holmes tackles the case despite the obduracy of the police sergeant in charge of the official investigation. In the second of four stories told by Doctor Watson in the traditional style - with a touch of humour, the Amateur Mendicant Society is in turmoil as two deaths occur in their secret clubhouse. Are the deaths connected with the mysterious discovery of a secret temple in the basement? Holmes has arranged a rendezvous with a mysterious, and murderous lady on Tower Bridge. She has but a few days before she must submit to a fate worse than death. She implores Holmes' help, but is all as it seems? The skull of William Shakespeare is interr d with his bones at the Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon - or is it? And why are the Dalai Lama and the Kaiser determined to possess it? Travel to Brighton, the Crystal Palace, infamous Cleveland Street, and Stratford-on-Avon with Holmes and Watson and join them investigating four mysteries described by Doctor Watson.
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