These stories are all set after the events of Narrelle M Harris' The Adventure of the Colonial Boy. The collection begins with "The Swordmaster's Secret", a few months after Sherlock Holmes and Dr John Watson return to London in 1894. The two men, newly lovers, have to solve a murder with two victims and no murder weapons. The stories follow Sherlock and John's lives together down the years, solving mysteries, and including a meeting with Oscar Wilde, a special Christmas, a case involving vinegar Valentines and a tale set in their retirement years in Sussex.

The book contains:

The Swordmaster's Secret A Less than Ideal Gentleman God Rest ye Merry, Gentlemen The Case of the Vinegar Valentine Winter Ice Bored The Beekeepers' Children.