Maria Gibson, the wife of a gold-mining millionaire, is found shot dead at their country house. Gibson asks Holmes to find his wife’s killer and thus to clear the name…

As Robb Stark and his northern army continue the war against the Lannisters, Tyrion arrives in King’s Landing to counsel Joffrey and temper the young king’s excesses. On the island…

Eddard investigates Jon Arryn’s murder. Jon befriends Samwell Tarly, a coward who has come to join the Night’s Watch.