Publisher's Synopsis
This original compilation of Victorian-era detective stories pays tribute to the adventures of Sherlock Holmes while introducing some of the slightly lesser-known investigators who thrived in the period immediately following the Baker Street sleuth's debut. Selections include gripping stories by Baroness Orczy, G. K. Chesterton, Catherine L. Pirkis, Hugh C. Weir, Jacques Futrelle, and Maurice Leblanc.