Phones, light typing...and murder. Think breaking into show business is hard? Try landing a temp job without office skills. That's the challenge facing aspiring actress Isobel Spice when she arrives in New York City, fresh out of college and deficient in PowerPoint. After being rejected by seven temp agencies for her lack of experience, Isobel sweet-talks recruiter James Cooke into letting her cover a last-minute vacancy at a bank. New to his own job, and recently sober, James takes a chance on Isobel, despite his suspicion that she's a trouble-magnet. His misgivings are borne out by lunchtime, when she stumbles across a dead secretary in a bathroom stall. Can Isobel find the killer before he strikes again?

Douglas P. Douglas, university lecturer and editor of the academic journal 'Locus', agrees to publish an article entitled "Clay Lake" which explores the literary significance of a remote, mysterious lake in the Peak District. However, it quickly becomes apparent that the article itself is shrouded in mystery, and contains secrets of its own. As the repercussions of its publication begin to threaten his professional career, Douglas finds many of his previous certainties slipping away and is forced to recognise the worrying parallels with ongoing disruptions in his personal life...

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twelve stories written by Arthur Conan Doyle featuring his famous detective.