Once again the eminent detective is presented with a series of seemingly impenetrable cases: an
anonymous but illustrious client employs him to rescue the daughter of a famous personage from
the clutches of a roguish aristocrat and suspected murderer a retired art-supply dealer asks
him to investigate the suspicious disappearance of his wife with a neighbour and a stash of
money a veteran of the Boer War appeals to him to track down a missing friend a man has
become convinced that his wife has been sucking their baby son's blood. Will the most famous of
sleuths be persuaded to offer his services and set off in pursuit of the criminals? The final
collection of Holmes adventures containing twelve brilliant unpredictable stories The
Casebook of Sherlock Holmes is a fitting conclusion to its protagonist's long career and a
powerful send-off for Conan Doyle's greatest creation.
