Phineas Grubb is the 'King of the Sweeps'… He rules London’s chimneys with fear, violence, and bloodshed.
When a young apprentice dies trapped in a flue, Sherlock Holmes is compelled to act. But Grubb is no ordinary criminal—he is ruthless, cunning, and will stop at nothing to protect his empire.
As Holmes and Watson are drawn into a deadly underworld, they discover that in the shadows above the rooftops, the fight for justice may come at the highest price…
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Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are involved in the death of a young boy in a chimney. There is a King of the Chimney Sweeps and Holmes and Watson confront him. It does not go well but there is a great ending.
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A child dies while trapped in a chimney that he was sweeping. It is against the law for children to be made to sweep chimneys. Holmes and Watson sit in on the interrogation of the boys boss. From there the plot thickens and Holmes comes up against a foe who appears to best him. A fun read with a surprise ending.
This is a Sherlock Holmes adventure that shows the great detective and his friend Doctor Watson taking on the King of the [Chimney] Sweeps due to his responsibility for the illegal use of young boys in the filthy and dangerous work of cleaning chimneys. Not solved in Holmes' usual fashion.