The story begins in London, 1878. Dr. Watson returns from India, penniless and disheartened. Just as despair begins to set in, he crosses paths with the eccentric Sherlock Holmes—himself on the lookout for a roommate. Soon after moving into 221B Baker Street, the pair are swept into a murder case when one of Scotland Yard’s top inspectors calls on Holmes’s unique talents.

Thus begins their first investigation together. With a clever shift in narrative, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle takes us from foggy Victorian London all the way to the wild landscapes of 1860s Nevada—a Western before its time!

The tale is brought to vivid life with fifteen full-page illustrations and twenty-five ink and watercolor sketches by Vincent Mallié, capturing the world of the most iconic detective like never before.