The Devils Due, Bonnie MacBird
The Devils Due, Bonnie MacBird
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The Devil's Due

Author: Bonnie MacBird

Series: A Sherlock Holmes Adventure #3

Narrator: Simon Darwen

Unabridged: 8 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 10/10/2019

Synopsis

After and , Holmes and Watson are back in the third of Bonnie MacBird’s critically acclaimed Sherlock Holmes Adventures, written in the tradition of Conan Doyle himself. It’s 1890 and the newly famous Sherlock Holmes faces his worst adversary to date – a diabolical villain bent on destroying some of London’s most admired public figures in particularly gruesome ways. A further puzzle is that suicide closely attends each of the murders. As he tracks the killer through vast and seething London, Holmes finds himself battling both an envious Scotland Yard and a critical press as he follows a complex trail from performers to princes, anarchists to aesthetes. But when his brother Mycroft disappears, apparently the victim of murder, even those loyal to Holmes begin to wonder how close to the flames he has travelled. Has Sherlock Holmes himself made a deal with the devil?

About Bonnie MacBird

Bonnie MacBird was born and raised in San Francisco and fell in love with Sherlock Holmes by reading the canon at age ten. She attended Stanford University, earning a BA in Music and an MA in Film. Her long Hollywood career includes feature film development exec at Universal, the original screenplay for the movie TRON, three Emmy Awards for documentary writing and producing, numerous produced plays and musicals, and theatre credits as an actor and director. In addition to her work in entertainment, Bonnie teaches a popular screenwriting class at UCLA Extension, as well as being an accomplished water-colourist. She is a regular speaker on writing, creativity, and Sherlock Holmes. She lives in Los Angeles, with frequent trips to London  

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ceecee on October 23, 2019

I was introduced to Conan Doyle and Sherlock Holmes by my (now) 96 year old father many moons ago and I have loved those stories ever since. There have been many attempts to emulate Conan Doyle over the years but I think Bonnie MacBird has really captured a sense of the originals in this story for w......more

Goodreads review by Bill on October 17, 2019

There are a huge amount of Sherlock Holmes stories available these days & many of them are extremely poor. However, if you are looking for a Holmes adventure that pays a fitting tribute to Arthur Conan Doyle then Bonnie MacBird is the only author you need to read. Her third novel featuring Holmes & W......more

Goodreads review by Mary on February 03, 2020

I'm a bit uncertain how to rate this one. MacBird is spot-on with her characterization of Watson. Finally, we see an intelligent physician with a deep and abiding affection for his friend, a love of adventure, and someone who is physically and intellectually capable. Holmes is less neurotic and in t......more

Goodreads review by Lynn on October 18, 2019

The Devil's Due is a very entertaining Holmes/Watson novel. MacBird's second Sherlock manuscript is as entertaining as the first, and she still nails the tone of Conan Doyle. My one complaint is about sloppy editing. Commas appear in weird places and there are errors in tense. I'm not a "grammar Nazi......more

Goodreads review by Connie on September 05, 2019

1890 and Holmes and Watson are investigating a spate of murders. The victims are some of London's most admired public figures who are also members of a secret group of philanthropists and each have died in some imaginative way to make it look like suicide or an accident. While Holmes is on the hunt......more

Quotes

‘One of the best Sherlock Holmes novels of recent memory, at least as entertaining as Anthony Horowitz’s … MacBird’s artistry will keep readers eagerly turning the pages just to see how she orchestrates the big reveal.’—MICHAEL DIRDA, ‘Gets a definite recommendation from me. MacBird is sure-footed with atmosphere and voices, there’s lots of action and a solid mystery, but no shortage of real tenderness between Holmes and Watson, and the conclusion is as satisfying as anything Conan Doyle wrote. If you’re looking for a Sherlockian Christmas present for someone, introduce them to Bonnie MacBird’s series.’— ‘Bonnie MacBird's best Holmes novel so far and cements her as one of the best pastiche authors out there … This did not disappoint. Get it as soon as you can.‘— ‘An extraordinary mystery … worthy of Holmes and Watson’s adventures!’— ‘A rich stew of Holmesian tropes and lore which romps along.’— ‘Loose-limbed, prodigiously inventive, plotted with infernal logic’— ‘A Sherlockian thrill-ride … the characters ring steel-true and will deight mystery readers, Holmes devotees and newcomers alike.’—Dana Cameron, author of the ‘Bonnie MacBird at the top of her game!.’—Curtis Armstrong, author of ‘Gorgeously crafted and marvellously entertaining!’—Hank Phillippi Ryan, author of

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