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In the autumn of 1885, a tragedy strikes the quiet hills of Piedmont, Italy. The Recoletti Estate, a respected orphanage, is consumed by fire in the dead of night. Its master, the kind-hearted but club-footed Raphaele Recoletti, perishes in the flames along with most of the children he devoted his life to protecting. Six survive -- but only for a time. Within days, four more die under suspicious circumstances, leaving behind a grieving widow and a crippled girl clinging to life.
Summoned from London by the troubled young investigator Herr Leonhard Kalt, Sherlock Holmes finds himself in a case that is as tangled as it is tragic. What begins as a fire investigation soon reveals signs of betrayal, poison, and a sinister French connection -- one Baron Maupertuis, whose shadowy dealings across Europe have long eluded the grasp of justice.
Holmes must sift through ashes, secrets, and lies to uncover the truth. Was the fire a cruel accident, or a deliberate crime? And what of Herr Kalt himself -- an expelled German toxicologist with a grim reputation, a black cat at his side, and secrets of his own?
Blending the familiar wit and sharp logic of Arthur Conan Doyle's great detective with a new web of intrigue, Sherlock Holmes and the Recoletti Fire is a pastiche that will delight both lifelong Holmesians and new readers alike. At its heart lies not only a puzzle of crime but a meditation on loyalty, betrayal, and the courage of a child whose voice may be the key to everything.
Step once more into the world of Baker Street, and follow Holmes beyond England's borders into a tale of fire, poison, and treachery that will test even his unrivaled powers of deduction.
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