The untold story of Sherlock Holmes’ greatest rival, Moriarty!

Before he was Sherlock’s rival, Moriarty fought against the unfair class caste system in London by making sure corrupt nobility got their comeuppance. But even the most well-intentioned plans can spin out of control—will Moriarty’s dream of a more just and equal world turn him into a hero…or a monster?

Years have passed since the revelation that turned blind and brilliant engineer Von Herder’s life upside down. Upon learning the dark secret of how he really lost his sight, Herder had promptly left the Durham Institute in Germany to make a new life for himself in England. But as Herder continues to share the story of his past, it soon becomes clear that the Durham Institute is now involved in something much more sinister than he could have ever imagined.