Sherlock Holmes and the Christmas Demon

By: James Lovegrove

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Hardcover | 1 December 2019

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Hardcover
384 Pages

Dimensions(cm)
19.8 x 13.0 x 3.18

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It is Christmas 1890, and Sherlock Holmes and Dr John Watson are visited by a new client.

Eve Allerthorpe — daughter of an eccentric Yorkshire dynasty — believes she is being haunted by a demonic Christmas spirit. Her mother had told her terrifying tales of the sinister Black Thurrick, and Eve is sure that she has seen him from her bedroom window.

What is more, she has begun to receive parcels of birch twigs, Black Thurrick’s calling card…

About the Author

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.

Industry Reviews

"I can't imagine a cozier new book for fans of classic mysteries to curl up with as winter looms, and sincerely hope this book finds its way into many a mystery-lover's stocking as Yuletide approaches" - The Frumious Consortium

"If you're a fan of the brusque detective novel and a lover of slow burns, this book is for you...I highly recommend it!" - Her Campus

"a perfect blend of mystery and speculative fiction" - Risingshadow

"compelling and inherently fascinating" -Midwest Book Review

"an outstanding, exciting mystery story, worthy of a place next to the greats, Agatha Christie, Dorothy Sayers, etc" 4.5* - Pop Mythology

"an ample serving of curiosity and cleverness, and a side of the supernatural" - Borg.com

"writing so familiar that you could imagine Conan Doyle penning it himself" - The Crime Review

"one of James Lovegrove's talents seems to be creating the atmosphere of Holmes from Doyle's writing" - pop.edit.lit

"Lovegrove has a great grasp of Holmesian language as well as how 1890's London and its environs worked...it feels like a natural extension after reading Doyle's work" - Girl Who Reads

"always more than a Sherlockian romp, though what an exciting, well-paced, often humorous, arguably Gothic romp it is" - Reviewing the Evidence

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