Sherlock Holmes is back! Together with his friend and colleague, Dr. Watson, he walks again the streets of Victorian London. In the three short stories in this volume Holmes once more encounters his brother, Mycroft; Inspector Lestrade; and Colonel Sebastian Moran. In The Scandal at the Cavendish Card Club we learn why Holmes's elder brother, Mycroft, appeared so infrequently in the earlier adventures. The Case of the Parnell Forgery is a true story about Charles Stewart Parnell, the great Irish statesman who championed home rule for Ireland. In it Holmes uncovers an attempt to discredit Parnell and damage the case for home rule. The events are reminiscent of today's troubles in Northern Ireland. The final story is a reprint of Doyle's wonderful Christmas story, The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle. There are nine new original illustrations by C. Woolery..