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Violence
Barely any
A kidnapping and murder investigation; no graphic violence
Language
None
Clean language; Victorian register maintained
Sexual Content
Barely any
Some adult situations in the context of the Viennese case; nothing explicit
Substance Use
Some
Holmes's cocaine addiction is a central plot element — treated seriously as a problem to be solved
Emotional Intensity
Some
Holmes's psychological state — his addiction, the revealed truth of Moriarty — is handled with genuine psychological depth
What this book is about
Dr. Watson lures Sherlock Holmes to Vienna under false pretenses to receive treatment from Sigmund Freud for his cocaine addiction. But while Holmes recuperates, a murder occurs — and Holmes and Freud must work together to solve it. A clever and affectionate pastiche that treats Holmes's addiction seriously and pairs him with one of history's most intriguing minds.
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Holmes's cocaine addiction — central to the plot and treated seriously
A kidnapping and murder investigation
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