Sherlock Holmes: the Maplecroft Message

Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson become embroiled in one of the most famous murder cases in history!Holmes and Watson are on holiday in the United States, when they receive an urgent letter requesting their assistance:Once again, I find myself being accused of a murder that I did not commit… I hope that your sense of justice will prevail, and that you will come to the aid of an innocent woman in her time of distress.Signed by none other than the infamous Lizzie Borden!Despite the warnings of the locals, it’s not long before the Great Detective and his Boswell find themselves in Fall River, Massachusetts; their every step hampered by belligerent townsfolk and an unfriendly police force. Why is their client so cold and aloof? What secrets lie within the original Borden house? Did Lizzie really get away with murder? Holmes is determined to bring the guilty party to justice – even if that person is his client!Author Joe DeSantis delivers another gripping Holmes adventure with a supernatural twist.