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開始時看似很單純,只是幫畫商尋找行蹤不明的仇家。福爾摩斯透過貝克街頑童所組成的「非正規軍」,很快地就達成使命,但其中從孤兒院逃出來的男孩羅斯卻突然失蹤了!福爾摩斯和華生循線找到羅斯的姐姐,沒想到她卻敵意十足地劈頭就問:「你們是絲之屋派來的?」
然而福爾摩斯和華生從來沒有聽過「絲之屋」這個神秘的名字。
幾天後,羅斯慘不忍睹的屍體被發現了!在他的手腕上綁著一條白色緞帶,福爾摩斯驀地想起幾星期前他曾經收到一個信封,裡面有一條一模一樣的白緞帶,難道是「絲之屋」的警告?
為了調查「絲之屋」的底細,福爾摩斯登報懸賞相關消息。沒過多久,就有一名鬼祟的男子來訪,信誓旦旦地表示「絲之屋」是一個規模龐大的組織,而藍門田的鴉片館絕對有線索!
福爾摩斯立即決定夜闖鴉片館,華生在外接應。五十分鐘後,兩聲槍響粉碎了寂靜,華生衝進門內,卻驚見羅斯的姐姐倒在血泊中,一名男子手上拿著槍,不省人事地躺在旁邊......
竟然是夏洛克.福爾摩斯!
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View AllThis is my first foray into the written down world of Sherlock Holmes. I have always enjoyed the films, and tv series, but I wanted to try something different. I am sad to say that I didn't start with an original Arthur Conan Doyle, but having recently read something about the mid/late 1800's I wasn't sure how easily I would get into it. I definitely believe that Horowitz has done the consulting detective justice, his writing flawless in my eyes. My next move where Sherlock Holmes is concerned is to definitely read some of ACD's books themselves.