The streets of London are full of enough curious activity to excite the senses of any ordinary person ~ the bustling traffic, shouting merchants and ever-present din of city life creating an overwhelming blanket of sound and motion. But to the eyes and ears of the world's greatest detective, Sherlock Holmes, this cacophony becomes merely a series of indicators and possibilities, the raw information needed to process seemingly meaningless details and minute signs into a neat package of deductive reasoning. Your skills are not only for the mundane, however. The city is teeming with crime and your abilities are needed to thwart the murderers, thieves and other villains lurking among us before they can strike again. Get ready to hone your skills and sharpen your wits to unlock the secrets of London's most devious criminal masterminds.Prove your mettle as an investigator in Crimes & Punishments: Sherlock Holmes, which plunges you into a world of complex mysteries and mind-boggling crimes. Put your skills to work as you tackle six exciting cases that take you to a variety of locations and challenge you to ferret out murders, reveal thieves and return missing persons to their loved ones. You may even dabble in intrigues so fantastic that they push the boundaries of reason. Employ your brilliant deductive mind as you unleash 14 amazing skills of detection on each of your cases. Build your case by seeking out clues and interrogating suspects, but remember ~ failure to locate each clue could result in the ruination of an accused innocent. Examine crime scenes with razor-sharp focus to uncover details and clues that only a detective genius could observe. Conduct your investigations within the boundaries of the law or rely on your own moral compass, but know that every choice and action has serious consequences for your reputation and beyond. Scotland Yard has need of your incredible deductive mind once more &151; will the case prove elementary, or a tangle of mystery that taxes even your unbelievable abilities?