Sherlock Holmes - Arthur Conan Doyle+1
Rope Burn
by bookjunkiecat
In the year of Our Lord 1896, John Watson, being recently widowed, has returned to his bachelor abode with Sherlock Holmes. They are experiencing a lack of cases until one warm summer afternoon a mysterious "Mr. Smith" arrives with a sad tale of deception, theft, blackmail and extortion. Can Sherlock Holmes turn the tables on Mr. Smith's blackmailer? Why does Sherlock seem to have a personal stake in Mr. Smith's secret? What exactly is causing John's shortness of breath? How often can they call one another dear? (This is NOT part of the Abominable Bride universe)


