What Child is This: A Sherlock Holmes Christmas Adventure (A Sherlock Holmes Adventure, Book 5)

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Its the season of peace and goodwill, but a Victorian Christmas is no holiday for the worlds most popular detective in this new book from Bonnie MacBird, author of the bestselling Sherlock Holmes novel Art in the Blood.
Its Christmas 1890, and games are afoot. In a packed Oxford Street, a man tries to kidnap a young womans child, but Holmes and Watson leap to their rescue and the assailant escapes empty handed. Who would do such a thing And more importantly will he strike again

From the depths of Londons workhouses to the pinnacle of a glittering Christmas Eve party in Mayfair, this is to be a Christmas that will require not only Holmess celebrated scientific method, but also the bravery for which he and Watson are renowned. And the final solution will demand somethingmore from the Great Detective something Watson has never before observed in his friend.

Reviews

What could be a better present this season than a new Christmas case for Sherlock Holmes Bonnie MacBirds worthy pastiche takes us back to 221B Baker Street in a snowy Victorian December. The Wall Street Journal

The brilliant MacBird manages to produce a tale which is both authentic and original, yet pays homage to the genius of Arthur Conan Doyle.
Dundee Courier

Neatly emulates the style and tone of Arthur Conan Doyles original stories If youre in the mood for light seasonal entertainment, albeit with a serious underlay, look no further.
Michael Dirda, Washington Post

MacBird's series grows stronger with each book and she remains the best and most faithful pastiche writer out there today bar none.The Doyleockian

As long as there are writers as skilful and observant as Bonnie MacBird to keep the Holmes flame alight, I will be warming myself in its glow.FullyBooked2017

Victorian London comes alive in this enthralling Christmas mystery, written with intelligence, style, and lovely period detail.
Mimi Matthews, USA Today bestselling author

What Child Is This is the most charming, entertaining Holmesian yarn I've read in years A must read for Holmesiansand others!
Matt Witten, author of The Necklace

Bonnie MacBirds What Child is This stimulates the mind while it warms the heart. It confirms what we long believed: Not only is Sherlock Holmes the Great Detective, he is a great man.Leslie S. Klinger

A tender, beautifully fashioned homage to Holmes and Watson, and the power of love.Nancy Holder, author of The Wicked Saga

No one can surpass Conan Doyle at his best, but a select few pastiche writers get close enough that they can almost reach out and touch the master. Bonnie MacBird is one of those writers that achieves this consistently. If you need a Holmes story for Christmas (and who doesn't) get hold of this immediately.The Doyleockian

Author Bio

Bonnie MacBird is a produced screenwriter (TRON) and playwright (many plays and musicals) as well as an accomplished stage actor and writing teacher (UCLA Extension). She holds degrees from Stanford in music and film, and when shes not writing Sherlock Holmes, moonlights as a theatre director and audiobook reader. A long career in Hollywood include stints as a feature film development executive, and multiple Emmy winning producer. Bonnie is a member of the London Sherlock Holmes Society and was recently invested as a member of The Baker Street Irregulars and The Adventuresses of Sherlock Holmes. She divides her time between Los Angeles and London where she is hard at work on a sequel to ART IN THE BLOOD and UNQUIET SPIRITS titled DEVILS DUE. Visit her at www.macbird.com.