It is the autumn of 1880, and Dr John Watson has just returned from
Afghanistan. Badly injured and desperate to forget a nightmarish
expedition that left him doubting his sanity, Watson is close to
destitution when he meets the extraordinary Sherlock Holmes, who is
investigating a series of deaths in the Shadwell district of London.
Several bodies have been found, the victims appearing to have starved to
death over the course of several weeks, and yet they were reported alive
and well mere days before. Moreover, there are disturbing reports of
creeping shadows that inspire dread in any who stray too close.
Holmes deduces a connection between the deaths and a sinister drug lord
who is seeking to expand his criminal empire. Yet both he and Watson are
soon forced to accept that there are forces at work far more powerful
than they could ever have imagined. Forces that can be summoned, if one
is brave - or mad - enough to dare...