Sherlock Holmes et les mystères de Londres
From The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia
Sherlock Holmes et les mystères de Londres(Sherlock Holmes and the Mysteries of London) is a French comics, written by Jean-Pierre Pécau and illustrated by Michel Suro, published by Soleil Éditions in 2 volumes on 19 april 2023 (volume 1) and 10 january 2024 (volume 2).
The story is a pastiche, not adapted from an Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes story.
Comics (first pages)
Cover
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Sherlock Holmes et les mystères de Londres No. 01 : La Noyée de la Tamise (19 april 2023) -
Sherlock Holmes et les mystères de Londres No. 02 : Le Retour de Spring-Heeled Jack (10 january 2024)
Content
- Sherlock Holmes et les mystères de Londres No. 01 : La Noyée de la Tamise (The Drowned Girl in the Thames)
- A young girl is found dead, drowned in the Thames. She wears a strange mask on her face. The authorities immediately think of the Jamaican community in the East End, but the famous detective disagrees. To support his claims, he calls on Félix Feneon, a specialist in antique masks, who is being prosecuted for planting a bomb in a Parisian restaurant!
- Sherlock Holmes et les mystères de Londres No. 02 : Le Retour de Spring-Heeled Jack (The Return of Spring-Heeled Jack)
- London is fearful; the Thames continues to carry the corpses of young girls wearing horrific masks. The authorities are on tenterhooks. In the East End, the working classes are beginning to stir, accusing foreigners of committing these crimes without proof. Holmes warns that action must be taken quickly before London goes up in flames. Fénéon asks his anarchist friends for help.
