The Devil’s Due

Bonnie MacBird

Oct 2019 · A Sherlock Holmes Adventure Book 3 · HarperCollins · Narrated by Simon Darwen

About this audiobook

After Art in the Blood and Unquiet Spirits, Holmes and Watson are back in the third of Bonnie MacBird’s critically acclaimed Sherlock Holmes Adventures, written in the tradition of Conan Doyle himself.

It’s 1890 and the newly famous Sherlock Holmes faces his worst adversary to date – a diabolical villain bent on destroying some of London’s most admired public figures in particularly gruesome ways. A further puzzle is that suicide closely attends each of the murders. As he tracks the killer through vast and seething London, Holmes finds himself battling both an envious Scotland Yard and a critical press as he follows a complex trail from performers to princes, anarchists to aesthetes. But when his brother Mycroft disappears, apparently the victim of murder, even those loyal to Holmes begin to wonder how close to the flames he has travelled. Has Sherlock Holmes himself made a deal with the devil?

Ratings and reviews

Bonnie MacBird thank you for giving me more great Sherlock Holmes adventures. I have enjoyed Sherlock and Watson since I was a teenager. I've even named my beloved dog Sherlock. This is the first book of MacBird I have read but will be reading more. I love how MacBird shows the friendship between Watson and Sherlock. Watson even though he is married to Mary in this book and no longer living with Sherlock he misses that time. The narrator Simon Darwen does an outstanding job of bringing the book to life. Simon's voice is perfect for the time and keeps you wanting to listen. This is the 3rd book in the series but the first one I had read. I was concerned that I would have trouble with that but not at all. It just makes me want to read books #1 and#2 now.

About the author

Bonnie MacBird is passionate about Victorian London and Sherlock Holmes. She lives in an 1890 building right off Baker Street, and fell in love with Holmes as a schoolgirl in her native California. After many years in the entertainment industry as a film executive, Emmy winning producer and screenwriter, she now writes the critically acclaimed Sherlock Holmes Adventure Series for HarperCollins, bringing the much loved detective back, traditional style, in full-length adventures. Meticulous research, a flair for deductions and a decided sense of humour have turned these into fan favourites. ART IN THE BLOOD was translated into seventeen languages and was followed by UNQUIET SPIRITS, THE DEVIL’S DUE and the upcoming THE THREE LOCKS.