1896: A missing daughter. Three dead children. A sinister connection between a farm and an asylum.Arrowood must catch the killer before he strikes again - and before Sherlock Holmes or the police take the credit...Arrowood and his sidekick Barnett are struggling after the toll their last case took on them. They have an uneasy relationship with the local police, crime is running rampant and no one has money to pay their fees. Yet, when the desperate come calling, and Sherlock Holmes is crowing about his latest success, Arrowood can't help himself. He must solve the cases of the people who need he his help.