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Sherlock Holmes and the Christmas Demon

By James Lovegrove
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Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson investigate a haunting that’s anything but merry in this cozy Christmas mystery from a New York Times-bestselling author!

London, 1890: Days before Christmas, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson are visited at Baker Street by a distressed new client, Eve Allerthorpe. The eldest daughter of a grand but somewhat eccentric Yorkshire-based dynasty, Eve believes she is being haunted by a demonic Christmas spirit.

Eve’s late mother told her terrifying tales of the sinister Black Thurrick—and Eve is sure that she has seen the creature from her bedroom window. What’s more, she’s received mysterious parcels of birch twigs, the Black Thurrick’s calling card.

Eve stands to inherit a fortune if she is sound in mind, but it seems that something—or someone—is threatening her sanity. Holmes and Watson travel to the Allerthorpe family seat at Fellscar Keep to investigate, but soon discover there is more to the case than at first appeared. Another spirit haunts the family, and when a member of the household is found dead, the companions realize that no one is beyond suspicion . . . 

Follow the trail of clues as Holmes and Watson unravel this strange Christmas mystery in this delightful, pitch-perfect ode to Arthur Conan Doyle’s Great Detective!

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293 Reviews

3.5
Slightly Smiling Face“First book of the year and the book that took me out of a long reading slump! It was entertaining and very atmospheric. Gothic-like atmosphere, which is what I wanted. I guessed one part of the plot but not the other and everything was well interlaced in the end.”
Slightly Smiling Face“James Lovegrove writes Sherlock and Watson as if he's been possessed by the ghost of an Arthur Conan Doyle who actually likes Holmes.”
Surprised Face with Open Mouth“This was my first Holmes mystery and I thoroughly enjoyed it! I loved everything from the winter and Gothic castle haunting vibes, the simplicity and pacing makes it easy to read, and the characters are all very identifiable by the end. Will be planing to read more Holmes by Lovegrove!”

About James Lovegrove

James Lovegrove is the New York Times best-selling author of The Age of Odin. He was short-listed for the Arthur C. Clarke Award in 1998 and for the John W. Campbell Memorial Award in 2004. He also reviews fiction for the Financial Times. He is the author of Sherlock Holmes: Gods of War, Sherlock Holmes: The Stuff of Nightmares, Sherlock Holmes: The Thinking Engine and Sherlock Holmes: The Labyrinth of Death for Titan Books.

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