The Three Locks, Bonnie MacBird
The Three Locks, Bonnie MacBird
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The Three Locks

Author: Bonnie MacBird

Narrator: Simon Darwen

Unabridged: 10 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 04/01/2021


Synopsis

A heatwave melts London as Holmes and Watson are called to action in this new Sherlock Holmes adventure by Bonnie MacBird, author of “.” In Whitechapel, a renowned Italian escape artist dies spectacularly on stage during a performance – immolated in a gleaming copper cauldron of his wife’s design. In Cambridge, the runaway daughter of a famous don drowns, her long blonde hair tangled in the Jesus Lock on the River Cam. And in Baker Street, a malevolent locksmith exacts an unusual price to open a small silver box sent to Watson. From the glow of the London stage to the buzzing Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge, where physicists explore the edges of new science of electricity, Holmes and Watson race between the two cities to solve the murders, encountering prevaricating prestidigitators, philandering physicists and murderous mentalists, all the while unlocking secrets which may be best left undisclosed. And one, in particular, lands very close to home.

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

It’s September 1887 and Dr Watson is sweltering in the heat of an Indian Summer. He receives a strange small box his mother entrusted many years ago to a lady who claims she is his aunt. The box is impossible to open. Meanwhile, Holmes is as ever learning new (if not bizarre!) skills which link to t......more

Goodreads review by Bill

The fourth Sherlock Holmes adventure from lifelong Conan Doyle fan Bonnie MacBird is rip roaring fun from start to finish. Holmes & Watson have not just one, but three mysteries to solve taking them from London to Cambridge. The pace is relentlessly fast & the dialogue positively sparkles. Bonnnie Mac......more

Goodreads review by Susan

1887 Dr John Watson has inherited a box from his mother which no-one seems to be able to open. But Holmes has two cases, one involving a magician, the Great Borelli, and the other the possible disappearance of 18 year old Miss Odelia Wyndham. But soon there is a death. Accident or murder. Holmes and W......more

Goodreads review by Cherie

I really like the author's humor and management of the characters and details to A. C. Doyle's cannon. I cannot wait to read the next one!......more


Quotes

“MacBird’s artistry will keep readers eagerly turning the pages.”—Michael Dirda, “Intriguing … MacBird artfully alternates among multiple plotlines, maximizing suspense. With its deep probe into the friendship between the detective and the doctor, this is a good choice for fans of Sherlock Holmes.”— “Perfectly captures the essence of Conan Doyle's fiction.'— “Bonnie MacBird’s satisfies a hunger for more adventures of Holmes and Watson on so many levels. Not only does she perfectly capture their voices, she captures that most critical element—their humanity. Brava!”—Leslie S. Klinger, editor, “Bonnie MacBird’s sly plot and admirable sense of pacing keeps the story twisting and turning in a way that would have kept Doyle himself turning the pages.”—Michael Sims, author of “Though stage magic features in , the real magician is author Bonnie MacBird, who once again brings humour, action, rigorous period detail, and the characters we love to her latest Holmes adventure.”—Dennis Palumbo, author of the Daniel Rinaldi series, “Bonnie MacBird has conjured up a captivating three-card monte of murder, mystery and magic. may be her best yet.”—Dan Stashower, author of “Skilfully intertwining three very different mysteries, Bonnie MacBird’s fourth Sherlock Holmes novel is as intriguing as it is clever.”— “MacBird's series grows stronger with each book and she remains the best and most faithful pastiche writer out there today – bar none.”—