Sherlock Holmes and the Hentzau Affair
Opis
This novel is an exciting fusion of a Sherlock Holmes mystery with the
Ruritanian world of intrigue and skulduggery of Anthony Hope's novel The
Prisoner of Zenda.
Colonel Sapt of the Ruritanian Court journeys to England on a secret
mission to save the country from anarchy. His mission is to engage the
services of Rudolf Rassendyll once more to impersonate the King while the
monarch recovers from a serious illness. But Rassendyll has mysteriously
disappeared. In desperation, Sapt consults Sherlock Holmes who, with his
faithful companion Watson, travels to the Kingdom of Ruritania in an
effort to thwart the plans of the scheming Rupert of Hentzau in his bid
for the throne.
Sherlock Holmes and the Hentzau Affair is a wonderful blend of detective
story and rousing adventure yarn.