A heatwave melts London as Holmes and Watson are called to action in this new Sherlock Holmes adventure by Bonnie MacBird, author of “one of the best Sherlock Holmes novels of recent memory.”
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.
Show moreA heatwave melts London as Holmes and Watson are called to action in this new Sherlock Holmes adventure by Bonnie MacBird, author of “one of the best Sherlock Holmes novels of recent memory.”
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.
Show moreBonnie 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 she’s 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 DEVIL’S DUE. Visit her at www.macbird.com.
“MacBird’s artistry will keep readers eagerly turning the
pages.”
—Michael Dirda, Washington Post “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.”
—Publishers Weekly “Perfectly captures the essence of Conan Doyle's
fiction.'
—Independent “Bonnie MacBird’s The Three Locks 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, New Annotated Sherlock Holmes “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 Arthur and Sherlock: Conan Doyle and the
Creation of Holmes “Though stage magic features in The Three Locks,
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 Writing from the Inside Out “Bonnie
MacBird has conjured up a captivating three-card monte of murder,
mystery and magic. The Three Locks may be her best yet.”
—Dan Stashower, author of Teller of Tales: The Life of Arthur Conan
Doyle “Skilfully intertwining three very different mysteries,
Bonnie MacBird’s fourth Sherlock Holmes novel is as intriguing as
it is clever.”
—Love London, Love Culture “MacBird's series grows stronger with
each book and she remains the best and most faithful pastiche
writer out there today – bar none.”
—The Doylockian “This splendid romp of a novel is packed with
twists and turns, effortlessly capturing the chaotic energy of
Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes.”—Cambridge Edition
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