Sherlock Holmes and the Giant Rat of Sumatra

In the autumn of 1898, the people living and working in London's Docklands are astonished by the arrival of a long overdue clipper, the MATILDA BRIGGS, which has apparently drifted into a vacant berth. On board, the only member of crew remaining is a young cabin boy - and he is close to death, following a mysterious attack. The great consulting detective Sherlock Holmes is called to investigate the matter, but what will he uncover? A violent confrontation on the waterfront brings this story to a shocking conclusion...