Sherlock Holmes in The Adventure of the Porcelain Cipher (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798245872711)

When Lady Marguerite Stanforth summons Sherlock Holmes to her private salon at the Royal Opera House, she presents him with an unusual puzzle: pieces from her renowned collection of Chinese porcelain are being replaced with expert forgeries. The thief must be someone within her intimate circle of trust-her companion, her curator, her late husband's nephew, or one of several other distinguished associates.

But as Holmes investigates the elegant world of London's cultural elite, he finds himself increasingly withdrawn, pursuing leads he will not share even with his faithful friend Dr. Watson. The forgeries are too sophisticated, the pattern too deliberate, and the stakes far higher than a simple theft.

Driven by suspicion and wounded pride, Watson tracks Holmes to Cambridge, where he discovers his friend has been orchestrating an investigation far more elaborate than anyone suspected. In a case where forgery conceals forgery and the most dangerous mind belongs to the least visible person in the room, Holmes must risk everything-including his partnership with Watson-to expose a fraud that has fooled London's finest experts for over a decade.