FOR NIS JESSEN, THE ARTIST, THE BOOK HAS BECOME A LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT!

Respected Danish artist Nis Jessen spent several years researching.

The novel takes place in London, 1881, and in the Mormon state of Utah from 1847 to 1860. Nis Jessen therefore studied both Victorian England and the history of Mormon settlers in the New World.

His intention was to create a complete, realistically illustrated work based on facts from the Victorian period - the original buildings, places etc. - and with plenty of original atmosphere. Museums and libra­ries all over the world, The Metropolitan Police Museum in London, Utah State Historical Society as well as Mormons living in Denmark have all contributed to this project.

It took eight years to create the comprehensive artwork with 150 pages, around 1100 persons, many buildings, contemporary means of transportation, and about 80 horses. When Nis Jessen realized after working for several years on the project that the early work did not reach the same standard as the later work, he redid the pages from the beginning untill he was satisfied that all pages were in harmony. Real Sherlockians and Holmesians will find very interesting details in the illustrations, and Nis Jessen also pays tribute to several of his favourite artists for true conneossieurs to find.