Sherlock Holmes and the Femme Fatales - Magda Jozsa - Bog

Sherlock Holmes and the are more stories from the private diaries of Dr. Watson, concentrating on the distaff side of the multitude of characters that crossed Holmes and Watson's path. In Bad Habits, a nun is murdered on her way to see Holmes. During the investigation Holmes, despite knowing there was a killer loose and while at his most vigilant, is stabbed and thrown off a moving train.In The Deadly Romeo, we meet the charming and unusual Miss Sabrina Sinclair, an intelligent and independent woman and determined spinster. She has fears that her sister is about to marry a man who is only after her for her money. The fact that her sister no longer has much money makes Holmes fear for Sabrina's life, as if she dies, her sister will inherit. He and Watson infiltrate her household, Watson as the doctor attending an ill maid, and Holmes as Sabrina's lover just returned from the continent.When Holmes is summoned to Scotland Yard to identify the body of Dr Watson (in Retribution), he little realizes that it is the start of a prolonged period of anxiety, torture and uncertainty as he and his family are targeted by an unknown enemy.Rats in a Trap brings the return of Sabrina Sinclair, as both she and Holmes are targeted by an unknown antagonist. Holmes is tormented by an influx of female clients with spurious cases and ludicrous offers to the point where he is at the end of his tether. When he learns that this harassment is due to an advertisement placed by Miss Sinclair, he completely loses his cool, only to later learn that she's been impersonated. The irritating jokes become deadly when she is abducted.In Revelations at the Diogenes Club, Mycroft is celebrating his 50th birthday and the 25th anniversary of the Diogenes club, the only time when the members can socialize, mix and mingle. With the wine flowing and all in a mellow mood, Watson learns that the members have one thing in common-their mistrust of women. Mycroft tells of his one mistake in trusting a woman, while Sherlock finally tells the story of Ricoletti and his abominable wife. Finally, in The Marriage of Sherlock Holmes, Holmes has the fright of his life when he is tricked into getting married. The question is, will he really be married?