The sequel to The Beekeeper's Apprentice , this is the second book in Laurie King's new crime series featuring Mary Russell, apprentice to the retired Sherlock Holmes. When a series of murders claims members of the The New Temple of God movement, Mary begins to investigate.

Third in Laurie King's popular Mary Russell crime series: 'Beguiling variation on Sherlock Holmes sequels!civilised, ingenious and engrossing' -- Literary Review

The latest in Laurie R King's hugely popular Mary Russell mystery series: 'Beguiling variation on Sherlock Holmes sequels! civilized, ingenious and engrossing' -- Literary Review

It is Boston in the year 1865. A small group of elite scholars prepares to introduce Dante's vision of hell to America. But so does a murderer. The literary geniuses of the Dante Club are finishing America's first translation of The Divine Comedy . The members fight to keep their sacred literary cause alive, but their plans fall apart.

Rumours of a devil dog lead Sherlock Holmes and his wife, Mary Russell, back to the scene of one of his most celebrated cases. And when the body of miner Josiah Gorton is found surrounded by paw prints, it looks as if the Hound of the Baskervilles has returned to haunt Dartmoor once more.

At the invitation of the Conan Doyle Estate, the best-selling historical thriller writer, Caleb Carr, has created a new adventure for Holmes and Watson, set in the grandeur of Holyrood Palace in the twilight of Queen Victoria's reign.