Sherlock Holmes, assisted by Dr Watson, is hired by a large bank to investigate the vandalism of an artwork on the bank's premises. Someone managed to get into the bank and paint a symbol on the painting. Holmes works out that it was a message, and who the message was for. However, when he finds the person, he is dead, shot. To the police it is suicide, as nobody could have gotten into his apartment, it seems, but Holmes is convinced that he was murdered Just then a journalist turns up murdered in their apartment, and Holmes thinks the two crimes are connected. Through tracking the journalist's movements, Holmes discovers the connection - they both were presented with ancient Chinese symbols, sent as a warning. The key to the case lies with a Chinese woman, working at the museum.
Intriguing, dark and tension-filled. A good mystery that moves at a decent pace. Some decent action sequences too, some humour and even a bit of romance. Something for everybody.
Intriguing, dark and tension-filled. A good mystery that moves at a decent pace. Some decent action sequences too, some humour and even a bit of romance. Something for everybody.