The great case involving the sinister ship known as the Friesland is one of many dozens of canonical stories which Arthur Conan Doyle mentioned in his works but never fully described. With great care and attention to detail, author and artist Ben Congdon has crafted the case into a thrilling narrative of promising leads, dead ends, deception, abduction and so much more. Similar in format and length to Doyle's novels (such as the Hound of the Baskervilles) this story also includes ten custom illustrations from Congdon, who is an accomplished artist. These illustrations hold closely to the famous originals made by Holmes artist Sydney Paget and add a further layer of imagination and reality to the story. The book is handsomely mounted with an intricately designed dust jacket and hardcover- all created by the author, and suitable for display alongside any other fine copy of mystery literature.