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Sherlock Holmes in The Adventure of the Russian Nihilists
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jan 11 2026
Pages: 46
Weight: 0.12
Height: 0.11 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
When an Italian clockmaker brings three modified Russian pocket watches to 221B Baker Street, Sherlock Holmes recognizes the unmistakable signature of a bomb-maker. Hours later, an explosion rocks the Whitechapel docks-yet the empty warehouse destroyed seems a peculiar target for terrorists.
As more blasts shake London through the winter of 1897, a disturbing pattern emerges: the bombers warn their victims, weep as they flee, and take extraordinary care to avoid innocent casualties. They are revolutionaries with conscience, men torn between ideology and morality-and that makes them far more dangerous than common criminals.
In this tale of ticking clocks and tortured souls, Holmes confronts not just a criminal conspiracy but a profound moral question: When law fails, does violence become justified? And can even the great detective prevent tragedy when both sides believe righteousness is on their side?
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