London, 1890. A freezing November. As anarchists terrorize the city, a series of gruesome murders strikes deeper into its heart. Leading philanthropists are being slaughtered in alphabetical order, all members of a secret club, the Luminarians. And with each victim, a loved one mysteriously dies as well. Hampered by a new head of Scotland Yard, a vengeful journalist and a beautiful socialite with her own agenda, Sherlock Holmes and John Watson attempt to close in on the killer. As the murders continue, the letter "H" climbs closer to the top of the list - and then Mycroft Holmes disappears. Must Sherlock Holmes himself cross to the dark side to take down this devil? Even John Watson, the man who knows him best, can only watch and wonder...
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