Sherlock comes to the rescue of a well-to-do lady in her hour of need while travelling around the streets of London with his friend, Dr Watson. He notices her attempting to keep her young kid, Jonathan, from being forcefully seized by an unknown man with a prominent scar over his eye. The lady is attacked and knocked over during the fight, and Watson looks after her and her scared son while Sherlock takes flight across a cold London to apprehend this vicious villain. Holmes and Watson set about assisting this wealthy lady in locating the criminal and preventing another kidnapping attempt. We also meet the adorable and hilarious Hettie, who assists the MET with undercover operations. We also meet the highly entertaining and lovable Hettie, who helps the MET with covert operations, and she also aids Holmes with another client, searching for his missing adult son.

This book is a lovely, festive, easy read, and I enjoyed the addition of Hettie to the tale. It captured the essence of a Victorian Christmas and a traditional Sherlock Holmes Case. I found this to be the perfect cosy read for this time of year and will read other Sherlock Adventures by Bonnie MacBird.

There are beautiful illustrations throughout the book by Frank Cho, which are a lovely addition.

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Having been a Sherlock Holmes fan as a child, I was very excited and intrigued to read A Sherlock Holmes Christmas Adventure, What Child is This?

While walking through the streets of London with his companion Dr.Watson, Sherlock comes to the aid of a well to do lady in her hour of need. He spots her struggling to hold on to her little son Jonathan as he is being viciously grabbed by a mysterious man with a striking scar above his eye. In the tussle, the lady is struck and knocked over and Watson sees to her and her terrified son as Sherlock takes flight across an icy London to catch this vicious man. Holmes and Watson set about assisting this wealthy lady on finding this villain and stopping another attempt at kidnapping. We also meet the highly entertaining and lovable Hettie, who assists the MET with undercover operations and she also aids Holmes with another client, searching for his missing adult son.

This is a lovely, festive easy read and I really enjoyed the addition of Hettie to the tale. It really captured the essence of a Victorian Christmas and a traditional Sherlock Holmes Case. I found this to be the perfect cosy read for this time of year and will definitely read other Sherlock Adventures by Bonnie MacBird.

There are beautiful illustrations throughout the book by Frank Cho, which are a lovely addition. The only reason for knocking a star and a half off my review is that I guessed the outcome of both scenarios in advance, which I never managed to do in any of the original Sherlock Holmes books. If you like a festive cosy Victorian mystery, then this is a book for you.

I love anything Sherlock Holmes and I will think the author really captured the essence of these characters whilst also discussing contemporary issues in a Victorian setting. Parts of the plot were surprising and at moments sad and tense. I would recommend!

Christmas, Sherlock Homes, Historical Fiction, Mystery... Now this is my kind of book!

From the moment I picked up this book to read until the moment I finished it I really enjoyed it. The pace was perfectly fast, the story was very entertaining, the characters suited the story to a 'T' and it was so easy to read.

The writing was well done and you could picture the scenes, London, Christmas, it all came together. And there was not one but two mysteries in this book which kept it rather interesting. I also loved that there was a bit of humour as that always makes a book more enjoyable.

A great read and I highly recommend.

I had been looking forward to reading this, unfortunately unlike Bonnie MacBird's previous Sherlock Holmes books this left me feeling a bit flat. Sherlock had two cases to investigate, but I had solved them long before the reveal.
However I did really like the illustrations.
If all you want is an easy read, then this is for you.
Thank you Netgalley and Publisher for the ARC

I was really looking forward to giving this a read, unfortunately it didn't hit the spot. I worked it out immediately, so there isn't really a mystery, it feels like it's just box ticking. The writing felt lazy at times with references to Bonnie MacBird's previous Holmes and Watson novels thrown in for those readers who are new to the series. There are some excellent modern takes on the Holmes canon however this wasn't one.

Many thanks for the opportunity to read an early copy.

Bonnie MacBird provides a truly delightful treat for fans of Sherlock Holmes and Dr John Watson with these festive Victorian London Christmas mysteries, beautifully illustrated by Frank Cho. Watson comes to stay with Holmes as wife Mary is away, it may be the season of carols, goodwill and peace, but a disgruntled Holmes is not the man to appreciate it. The only thing will that will lift his mood are the gift of 2 cases that land on his lap. The first comes when he helps prevent the audacious abduction of 3 year old Jonathan from his mother, Lady Endicott, out on the streets in public. However, the man who attempts this manages to get away, paving the way for Holmes and Watson to visit the wealthy Endicotts home in exclusive Mayfair and learn of a earlier break in.

The Marquis of Blandbury, Henry Weathering, from Birmingham, calls on Holmes to ask him to look into the disappearance of his 21 year old son, Reginald, who lives in London with his valet, George Perkins, in a flat purchased for him by his father. Holmes charges the Marquis a large fee for the case, and then proceeds to bring in the formidably able 17 year old Heffie O'Malley, now working for the police, her observant eyes and ears and knowledge of the city providing valuable intelligence. Her surveillance uncovers some disturbing information about the behaviour of Perkins, the valet, now living with a mysterious lady who never leaves the flat, but no sign of Reginald himself. Holmes is involved in bringing the case to a conclusion. The 2 cases make extensive use of Holmes remarkably wide and disparate networks.

MacBird paints a picture of a London festive season both from the perspective of the rich and well off and the nightmares at the other end of the social and economic scale, with the repercussions of the Dickensian extreme poverty and bad luck, the desperation and fatal despair, the inevitable drinking and addictions. Despite being averse to the overt expressions of the Christmas season, Holmes turns out to surprisingly embody the true spirit of Christmas with his humanity and compassion. This is a wonderful Christmas Holmes and Watson read, and will make a terrific festive gift. Highly recommended. Many thanks to the publisher for an ARC.