Sherlock Holmes and The Sixty Steps

Sherlock Holmes and the Sixty Steps by Séamas Duffy is the author’s fourth Sherlock Holmes novel. It follows the same structure as his earlier Holmes collections, combining a novella with shorter stories.

Included titles

• The Tragedy of Langhorne Wyke (1890)
• The Mystery of the Thirteen Bells (1895)
• The Adventure of the Sixty Steps (1897)
• The Problem of the Coptic Patriarchs (1898)

Key details

• Author: Séamas Duffy
• ISBN: 9781804240175
• Length: 340 pages
• Format: novella with additional shorter stories
• Four stories dated 1890 to 1898

Synopsis

Across four cases, Holmes and Watson move from Yorkshire’s North Riding to fogbound London, then on to Glasgow and a Thameside village, pursuing crimes that range from double murder to theft, kidnapping and ransom. Witnesses vanish, cryptograms demand deciphering, and a blizzard leaves a baffling absence of tracks, each investigation tightening the pressure as the pair follow leads through unfamiliar corners of Victorian Britain.

The collection also brings in Inspector Lestrade and nods to an unrecorded case referenced in “The Adventure of the Retired Colourman”, while keeping the emphasis on method, deduction and the careful unpicking of clues. Suitable for readers who enjoy Sherlock Holmes pastiche and classic-style detective fiction.

Rackhams Reference : QSXIGL164V