A brand new Sherlock Holmes story from the award-winning author of the Newbury & Hobbes series.

At the door of the apartment of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson is knocked up on Baker Street by a young man named Peter Maugham. Maugham's uncle had recently died after an unfortunate fall down the stairs, and his will had been lost. Maugham therefore fears that he will lose his inheritance and soon find himself completely penniless. Sherlock, intrigued by the case, agrees to take it on.

As Holmes and Watson delve deep into the murky past of the Maugham family, a series of burglaries occur in London by mysterious iron men who force their way into the homes of the rich and steal their most valuable possessions. Can Holmes solve both cases before someone dies?