Sherlock Holmes-The Phantom of Piccadilly

<p>London 1931. A priceless jewel vanishes in the blink of an eye during a glittering society gala. The only clue: a theatrical half-mask left where the treasure once lay. Whispers ripple through the city - <em>The Phantom of Piccadilly has returned.</em></p><p>For most it is a ghost story.</p><p>For Sherlock Holmes it is unfinished business.</p><p>Drawn out of retirement and back into the heart of London's fog-haunted theatres Holmes and Dr. Watson find themselves chasing a criminal who is not merely a thief but a performer - a man raised among the ropes trapdoors and illusions of the stage. A man who believes every crime is an <em>act</em> every escape a <em>scene</em> and the entire city his <em>audience.</em></p><p>As Holmes follows a trail of secret tunnels abandoned playhouses and personal obsessions he uncovers a story that began decades earlier - a tragedy involving a legendary illusionist and the son who lived in his shadow.</p><p>The Phantom does not seek wealth.<br>He does not seek power.<br>He seeks to be <em>seen.</em></p><p>To stop him Holmes must understand not only the crime - but the grief behind it.</p><p>A tale of identity legacy and the thin line between genius and madness <em>Sherlock Holmes: The Phantom of Piccadilly</em> is a haunting new mystery that brings the world's greatest detective face-to-face with the one adversary he never expected:</p><p>A man who mirrors him.</p>