A den of dangerous drug traffickers. A sudden, mysterious death. Is this the end for Sherlock Holmes? London, 1898--Holmes, Lucy and Watson have plenty of reason to celebrate. Thanks to their heroics and formidable sleuthing skills, Lucy and Jack finally found their way to wedded bliss, and a gang of diamond-smuggling fiends will soon be behind bars where they belong. But the trial of the gang leader brings to light a new, even more sinister threat. A dangerous criminal organization … [Read more...]
Sherlock Holmes, My Dad, and Me
It took me seven years to land my first publishing contract— which is actually not terrible by industry standards. But it meant that I’d had the dedication on my first novel picked out for at least that long: To my dad, who taught me to write. When I was in my last year of college, required to complete a thesis for honors in English, my dad effectively told me, Write a novel, then drove me to the computer store, bought me a laptop, and walked me through the writing process from the outlining … [Read more...]