The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - The Albino's treasure

When anarchists slash a painting of the Prime Minister in the newly opened National Portrait Gallery and suggest that the man himself could be next, Scotland Yard have no choice but to call in Sherlock Holmes. Leaving Watson behind, Holmes fakes his own death, infiltrates the anarchists, and solves the problem – only to return to Baker Street and discover that his problems are only just beginning. Forged paintings, exotic criminal gangs and threats to the monarch are only the start as Holmes and Watson criss-cross London and southern England, in pursuit of the solution to a centuries-old puzzle. As the mysterious master criminal The Albino closes in on them, Holmes and Watson find themselves in a race to unravel the clues and locate England’s long-lost treasure! "When anarchists attack a painting of the Prime Minister and suggest that the man himself could be next, Scotland Yard have no choice but to call in Sherlock Holmes. It is just the start of an adventure that sees Holmes and Watson on the trail of a centures-old puzzle, a puzzle that they are not alone in trying to unravel. As the master cirminal The Albino closes in on them, not to mention the mysterious Lord of Strange deaths, Holmes and Watson find themselves in a race to solve the clues and locate England's long-lost treasure." -- back cover When Anarchists Attack A Painting Of The Prime Minister And Suggest That The Man Himself Could Be Next, Scotland Yard Have No Choice But To Call In Sherlock Holmes. It Is Just The Start Of An Adventure That Sees Holmes And Watson On The Trail Of A Centures-old Puzzle, A Puzzle That They Are Not Alone In Trying To Unravel. As The Master Criminal The Albino Closes In On Them, Not To Mention The Mysterious Lord Of Strange Deaths, Holmes And Watson Find Themselves In A Race To Solve The Clues And Locate England's Long-lost Treasure. -- Back Cover. When anarchists attack a painting of the Prime Minister and suggest that the man himself could be next, Scotland Yard have no choice but to call in SHERLOCK HOLMES. It is just the start of an adventure that sees Holmes and Watson on the trail of a centuries- old puzzle, a puzzle that they are not alone in trying to unravel. As the master criminal The Albino closes in on them, not to mention the mysterious Lord of Strange Deaths, Holmes and Watson find themselves in a race to solve the clues and locate Englands long-lost treasure. Stuart Douglas is the author of numerous short stories and novellas, and has edited several anthologies. He set up Obverse Books in 2009, a small press imprint. He contributed a story to Titan's Encounters of Sherlock Holmes in 2013, and is the Features Editor of the British Fantasy Society journal. He lives in Edinburgh.