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‘MacBird has captured the tone and style of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s immortal sleuth perfectly.’

The Huffington Post

‘A thoroughly entertaining Sherlock Holmes adventure worthy of Doyle himself … vivid period detail, a superb, labyrinthine plot, snappy pacing and, most importantly, a deep respect for the classic characters.’

Bryan Cogman, co-producer and writer of HBO’s Game of Thrones

‘Bonnie MacBird’s Art in the Blood has the three key ingredients for a delicious pastiche: meticulous research, plausibility and grand fun!’

Leslie S. Klinger, editor of The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes

‘A solid debut from an author I hope to read more of.’

The Baker Street Babes

‘A riveting journey … from the bohemian art studios of Paris and the familiar streets of London to the darker side of the Industrial Revolution, all carefully researched and excellently evoked.’

Catherine Cooke, curator of the Sherlock Holmes Collection, London

‘MacBird skilfully interweaves fact with fiction while remaining faithful to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s original imagining of Sherlock Holmes … A worthy addition to the adventures of Sherlock Holmes.’

Kirkus Reviews

‘Stylish, exciting, amusing and enthralling … the best I’ve read outside of Conan Doyle himself!’

Paul Annett, director of ITV’s Sherlock Holmes series starring Jeremy Brett

‘A pitch-perfect Holmes and Watson, Art in the Blood bristles with the intelligence and wit we love in the original adventures. Dark, funny and surprising to the end.’

Peter Samuelson, film producer of Wilde, Tom & Viv, Revenge of the Nerds and many more

‘The best pastiche since The Seven-Per-Cent Solution bar none.’ Doyleockian

‘MacBird has given us back the Sherlock Holmes of old. One whose flaws are a constant battle and yet maintains a sense of panache that creates trust in those who rely on him.’

Leslie Wright, Blogcritics

‘In a world with more than its share of Sherlock Holmes pastiches, it is rare for one to soar above the rest, but Bonnie MacBird’s Art in the Blood achieves this singular feat and deserves a tip of the deerstalker.’

Otto Penzler, The Mysterious Bookshop, The Big Book of Sherlock Holmes Stories

‘A page turner … MacBird has done her homework.’

Forbes

‘A stylish leap … plunges with brio in 19th-century Europe.’

Independent