A frantic mother comes to 221B Baker Street, begging Sherlock Holmes to find her son. A naval officer posted to HMS Dido, he was part of the Naval Brigade that joined the Natal Field Force to fight the Boers. But he did not return with his men, and is being denounced as a deserter.Can Holmes and Watson uncover the truth, a truth that threatens the very fabric of the British Empire?

Steven Savile, highly respected media tie-in writer, was nominated for the International Media Tie-In Writer's SCRIBE Award in 2007 for Slaine: The Exile. He was runner-up in the British Fantasy Awards in 2000, and won the L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Award in 2002. He has written extensively for Star Wars, Warhammer (Black Library), Doctor Who and Torchwood.