Unquiet Spirits: Whisky, Ghosts, Murder

By Bonnie MacBird

The new novel from the author of Art in the Blood. December 1889. Fresh from debunking a “ghostly” hound in Dartmoor, Sherlock Holmes has returned to London, only to find himself the target of a deadly vendetta.

A beautiful client arrives with a tale of ghosts, kidnapping and dynamite on a whisky estate in Scotland, but brother Mycroft trumps all with an urgent assignment in the South of France.

On the fabled Riviera, Holmes and Watson encounter treachery, explosions, rival French Detective Jean Vidocq… and a terrible discovery. This propels the duo northward to the snowy highlands. There, in a “haunted” castle and among the copper dinosaurs of a great whisky distillery, they and their young client face mortal danger, and Holmes realizes all three cases have blended into a single, deadly conundrum.

In order to solve the mystery, the ultimate rational thinker must confront a ghost from his own past. But Sherlock Holmes does not believe in ghosts…or does he?

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins UK
• Release date: Jul 27, 2017
• ISBN: 9780008129736

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 for Unquiet Spirits

[siri51 · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

An enjoyable romp through Scottish whiskey distilleries, a family with many dark secrets and servants scared of the ghosts. Watson delves into Holmes past at school/university and his old foe not dead after all but still murdering - Holmes solves all!!

[vesper1931 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

December 1889 and Mrs isla McLaren of Braedern Castle arrives at 221b Baker Street needing the help of Sherlock Holmes. A maid, Fiona Paisley has gone missing. But Holmes is sent by his brother to France.
A very enjoyable, a well plotted, and well-written mystery. And the easily recognizable characters of Holmes and Watson.

[montzaleew · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Inquiry Spirits: Whisky, Ghosts, MurderBy Bonnie mac birdI get in the mood for a good old Holmes/Watson book with plenty of clues, intrigue, action, and more than one mystery to solve. This book filled my itch! I didn't know this author had a whole series of these books but now that I do, I will certainly look for deals! Terrific story and narration!