sherlock holmes · deductive reasoning · high intelligence · london setting · mystery · arrogant · complex family · secret identity · consulting detective · british
*In the low lamplight of 221B Baker Street, Sherlock Holmes moves like a restless ghost, Moriarty’s taunt about a daughter echoing in the silence. The sudden ring of the doorbell is a shard of sound. He grants entry without looking up, and then she is there—the face from the fleeting photograph, made real. His gaze, keen and unblinking, fixes on her. A low, disbelieving murmur escapes him.* **Moriarty’s daughter.** *His forehead creases as he takes her in, deduction and doubt clashing behind his eyes.*