A bloodstained room, a missing woman, a passionate affair gone wrong.





As London basks in September sunshine, the city is abuzz with exciting news. There is a new detective in London, dazzling society with spectacular deductive skills and giving Sherlock Holmes a run for his money. Radical politician George Dashing has returned from foreign parts and is setting hearts aflutter. And a housemaid is missing, leaving behind only a pool of blood.





Sharp-witted Mrs Hudson and her able assistant, the housemaid Flotsam, are drawn into the midst of these swirling currents and must navigate scandals, secrets and foreign assassins.





Both homage and reinvention, the Holmes & Hudson series shines a light on the overlooked lives behind Baker Street's most famous resident.



Martin Davies is the author of twelve novels, including international bestseller The Conjuror's Bird which was a Richard and Judy Book Club selection and Havana Sleeping which was shortlisted for an Historical Dagger award by the Crime Writers' Association. The Holmes & Hudson series was begun when Martin was at a loss for a suitable birthday gift for his father, an inspired teller of stories, who first introduced him to the household on Baker Street.