Murder always seems to have a way of finding Sherlock Holmes. While on a Watson-instigated holiday in the Lake District to get away from the toils and troubles of London, Holmes and Watson find no respite (to the delight of the great detective and the chagrin of the good doctor). As soon as they exit the train they hear news of a grisly murder making its way around the murmuring commuters. A local aristocrat, Mr. Darcy, has been found missing his head! Holmes and Watson head straight to the local constabulary to offer their assistance in the matter, which is heartily accepted, and they begin their investigation with the help of Constable Wickham. After examining the body, giving the terrible news to the widow and interviewing a local waitress at the Royal Oak where Mr. Darcy often took his lunch, everyone retires for the evening. That very night, the wealthy widow finds a stranger in her home who, upon seeing her, abandons his plans and quickly leaves. She believes the intruder to be the murderer of her husband who is now after a large sum of cash she keeps in the house safe, the only keys to which are on gold chains that she and her husband each wore around their necks. Unsure if the would-be thief is the murderer or an opportunistic burglar, Holmes devises a plan to catch the burglar, all the while investigating the murder of Mr. Darcy. Follow Holmes, Watson - with the help of Constable Wickham - as they untangle the mystery surrounding a Murder in Keswick.About the Author: BIO FOR WILLIAM TODD I have been writing online since the early 2000's, primarily writing horror stories in the style of Poe and Lovecraft. I was the 2nd most popular author on the website storiesbyemail.com for two years before moving on. I had my first book, a Victorian era horror compilation called Bumps in the Night, published by Mystic Moon Press just a week before they closed their website and never saw my hard work pay off. Afterwards I took publishing into my own hands, became an Indie author and haven't looked back. My first self-published book was Dead of Night, another compilation of Victorian horror stories, published September 2016 by Createspace and on Kindle by KDP. After its publication I left my comfort zone for mystery and wrote a short story about Sherlock Holmes in the Conan Doyle style. I loved it so much I then did a longer story A Reflection of Evil, both published in 2017 through Createspace and KDP. I have just release Beyond the Gossamer Veil, another compilation of both Victorian and modern supernatural/horror stories and Murder in Keswick is my third Sherlock Holmes installment.