The family of writer Jenkins is temporarily out of town. On a blistering hot night he is dozing in a hammock on the fire escape when a nocturnal visitor climbs up it and pops into his flat. Surprised to say the least, Jenkins follows the burglar to his library, where he finds him perusing royalty statements. The visitor is Raffles Holmes, son of Sherlock and grandson of A. J., and he is there to suggest, if he finds these statements satisfactory, that Jenkins record some of his exploits for mutual financial gain. Besides which, he says, Jenkins needs some new ideas for his fiction. Ouch! Here follow a few lines about the various adventures related by Jenkins, hopefully without giving too much of their plots away. The Adventure of the Dorrington Ruby Seal The Adventure of Mrs Burlingame's Diamond Stomacher The Adventure of the Missing Pendants The Adventure of the Brass Check The Adventure of the Hired Burglar The Redemption of Young Billington Rand The Nostalgia of Nervy Jim The Snatcher The Adventure of Room 407 The Major-General's Pepperpots