She wondered how Dr. Watson – a clever man in his own right – had lasted so many years without bashing his roommate over the head out of sheer frustration.

Fool. He’s as bad as Watson, trying to throw himself in harm’s way for the sake of the Great Detective.

Not that Dr Watson wasn’t benign – he was one of the best souls in the Empire – but a man didn’t get to be her uncle’s right-hand man without a good uppercut and the...