Due to a letter her mother left her on her death bed, Dora is led to believe that she may in fact be the illegitimate daughter of super detective Sherlock Holmes. She accompanies her cousin to London to seek out the great Holmes to help her cousin with a personal matter of blackmail only to find that Holmes is dead. However, Dora finds herself working with another detective to find out who is blackmailing her cousin and a natural proclivity towards sleuthing. While predictable at times, Dora is a strong heroine trying to prove herself in a time when women were suppose to stay home and not be heard.

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