On his
return to London after serving in the Second Anglo-Afghan War as an assistant
surgeon, Doctor Watson is looking for a place to live. He is introduced to a
certain Mr Holmes, an eccentric, pipe-smoking gentleman who shows an interest
in chemistry and is currently engaged in a test to detect human
haemoglobin.
What begins as a simple house-sharing enquiry soon turns into a fully
fledged “study in scarlet”, a case of blood, murder and betrayal that will
transport the reader from the streets of London to the early settlements of
Salt Lake City in Utah…