Devil's Blaze, Harris - C

                      In May of 1943, Whitehall sends a message to 222 Baker Street requesting the presence of Holmes and Watson at a meeting of an intelligence committee. One must appreciate a Holmes specifically based on Basil Rathbone. Additionally, the author is a master of the historical novel, but a story based upon the spontaneous combustion of four wartime ministers lacks believability, even if Germany had done some research into chlorine trifluoride. The mastermind, Professor Moriarity, works for the UK government and almost defeats Holmes, but it is, of course, not going to happen. Once again, they tragically find themselves  at Reichenbach Falls, but this time Watson is there to save Sherlock.