{"product_id":"the-affair-of-the-missing-mark-collins-9798183518252","title":"The Affair of the Missing Artist: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Affair of the Missing Artist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA New Sherlock Holmes Mystery by Mark Collins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA celebrated artist vanishes without a trace. Three powerful men receive portraits they never expected. And hidden within each canvas is the face of a stranger who should not exist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Lord Reginald Thorpe arrives at Baker Street carrying a tale so bizarre it borders on madness, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson find themselves drawn into one of the most unsettling investigations of their careers. Renowned portrait painter Alistair Finch has disappeared, leaving behind a series of masterpieces commissioned by some of England's most influential gentlemen. Yet every portrait bears the same impossible detail-a mysterious man with mismatched eyes staring back from the canvas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Holmes follows the trail from the drawing rooms of Belgravia to the fog-shrouded docks of Limehouse and the sinister corridors of a private asylum, he uncovers a conspiracy woven from blackmail, deception, psychological manipulation, and long-buried secrets. At the center of it all stands a shadowy figure believed dead for years-a criminal mastermind whose influence reaches into the highest levels of Victorian society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith danger lurking behind every clue and appearances proving dangerously deceptive, Holmes must unravel a mystery where art becomes a weapon, identity itself is called into question, and the truth is hidden beneath layers of illusion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRich with atmospheric Victorian detail, ingenious deductions, unexpected twists, and the classic partnership of Holmes and Watson, \u003ci\u003eThe Affair of the Missing Artist\u003c\/i\u003e delivers a thrilling adventure in the grand tradition of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for fans of classic detective fiction, locked-room mysteries, Victorian suspense, and Sherlock Holmes adventures.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Collins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798183518252\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/21\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 88\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.23d","brand":"Mark Collins","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997821972735,"sku":"9798183518252","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-affair-of-the-missing-mark-collins-9798183518252","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}