Game Is Afoot

This collection featuringlegendary consulting detective Sherlock Holmes includes the short stories "e;The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone"e; and "e;The Problem of Thor Bridge."e;In "e;The Adventure of theMazarin Stone,"e; Dr. Watson arrives at 221B Baker Street to find his old friendand colleague keen on a case. Holmes has taken it upon himself to find themissing Crown diamond, the Mazarin stone, which has been stolen by swarthybig-game hunter Count Negretto Sylvius. When the count pays Holmes a visit, thebrilliant detective must rely on his cleverness to learn the jewel's locationand wrap up the case.In "e;The Problem of ThorBridge,"e; Neil Gibson, who has earned the nickname the Gold King for his statusas the world's greatest gold-mining magnate, seeks Holmes' help in finding hiswife's real killer. His governess, Miss Dunbar, has been convicted of the crimedue to an abundance of evidence against her-including a gun in her wardrobe-butGibson believes her innocent. A few enlightening revelations, including theunhappy state of the Gibsons' marriage, lead Holmes and Watson down the path towardthe truth.