The Memoirs of Solar Pons — August Derleth

Here again, in nostalgic reminders of vanished days and nights in Baker Street, we visit with the literary descendant of the Master -- Solar Pons, the Pride of Praed Street.
Join him and his faithful Dr. Lyndon Parker in their plots, counterplots, and clashing climaxes. And ponder and shiver as you encounter such unforgettables as a paralytic mendicant, six silver spiders, a perfect husband, a proper werewolf, five royal coachmen, and a troublesome comma. All that, dear friends, and more...