Today sees the release of the much anticipated The Sacrifice of Sherlock Holmes, starring Nicholas Briggs and Richard Earl as Holmes and Watson in a four-story adventure written by Jonathan Barnes:

After the Judgement… Sacrifice must be made

On a cold, wet, unforgiving day in the November of 1921, London is under attack. Drawn from retirement to combat the menace, Sherlock Holmes and John Watson are forced, without warning, to confront old enemies and new threats - and an evil which has been waiting for decades to exact its revenge…

Part 1: The Prophet in the Rain

It begins with the sound of rain upon the windowpane, with a woman who claims to speak to the dead, with an enemy stepping out into the storm and with the unfolding of a savage and merciless scheme to bring London to its knees. Only our elderly detective, Mr Sherlock Holmes, seems to sense upon the wind the scent of approaching disaster...

Part 2: The Body in the Garret

The attack upon the city is escalating. The death toll is rising. And the agents of the Society are everywhere, even in the unlikeliest of places. Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson - outflanked by events and outfoxed by their opponents - are forced to confront the limitations of their abilities in this strange new era as, all around them, the fire continues to spread.

Part 3: The Beast in the Darkness

With Dr Watson held captive by the enemy, a badly wounded Holmes races against the clock to confront the mastermind behind the brutal tragedies of the day. But will the Council of Priam help or hinder him in his attempt to stem the rising tide of madness?

Part 4: The Shadow in the Water

At last all of the players are brought together for a final confrontation. The warrior. The psychic. The detective. The doctor. And something else - something which has, for decades, been waiting in the darkness and biding its time, waiting for Sherlock Holmes’ last stand...

The Sacrifice of Sherlock Holmes is out today at £25 on CD (unlocking a digital version for instant access) and £20 on Download. This is a special pre-release price, which will increase at the end of September...

Other stories in our exciting Sherlock Holmes range can be found here, everything from The Hound of the Baskervilles to The Judgement of Sherlock Holmes. Fans of Jonathan Barnes' writing might be interested to know that he wrote this month's upcoming Doctor Who - Short Trip: Damascus.