The people of the small town of Tamfield are not used to exciting things happening. When millionaire Raffles Haw moves to town, rumors spread like wildfire about him.
Robert and Laura are his nearest neighbors and are soon delighted to meet this eccentric new addition to the small English town. Haw, however, changes the town, and particularly the lives of the McIntyre family, in ways no one could ever have guessed.
A mysterious rich man, a desperate father, an ambitious daughter and the semi-detached and naive hero form the cast of this somewhat surprising Doyle piece. The Doings of Raffles Haw is a fantasy novel that explores the nebulous origins of the fortune of a mysterious millionaire, delving into the shadowy scientific process that Raffles Haws has used to amass his extravagant wealth.