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Unquiet Spirits: Whisky, Ghosts, Murder

A Sherlock Holmes Adventure, Book 2

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Unquiet Spirits: Whisky, Ghosts, Murder

By: Bonnie MacBird
Narrated by: Simon Darwen
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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?

©2017 Bonnie MacBird (P)2017 HarperCollins Publishers Crime Thrillers Detective Espionage Fiction Historical Mystery Police Procedural Private Investigators Spies & Politics Suspense Thriller & Suspense Traditional Detectives Haunted Ghost England France Sherlock Holmes Thriller

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Critic reviews

"If the original 60 Holmes stories aren't enough for you, read Bonnie MacBird's Unquiet Spirits for another dram of the Great Detective. MacBird deftly blends a series of grisly murders and dark secrets from Holmes's past into a strong brew!" (Leslie S. Klinger, editor of The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes)
"A superb Sherlockian adventure. Bonnie MacBird's take on Holmes and Watson is inventive and true to the canon, a splendid blend of fast-paced action and detection in a deliciously gothic Highland setting. I can't wait for her next book." (Dana Cameron, BSI, Agatha, Anthony, and Macavity award-winning author of the Emma Fielding mysteries)
"Pour yourself a wee dram, toss another peat on the fire, and prepare to be swept up in the great detective's Highland fling. MacBird's spooky, scholarly, thoroughly 'spirited' follow up to Art in the Blood is a triumph of voice, place, and plotting. Highly recommended for fans of Sherlock, Scotland, and whisky lovers everywhere." (Catriona McPherson, best-selling author of the multiaward-winning Dandy Gilver series)
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A good story, but I found it hard to follow especially at the end so many characters and names. Quite a twist at the end and interesting that the author took us back to some earlier events of Sherlock Holmes life. The aspect I really enjoyed was the performance by the narrator switching easily between English, Scottish and French accents with ease. Some of the Scots accents were quite strong. Very well done.

Very good performance from the Narrator.

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good naration eaay to listen to and see the different figures in your head. would choose this narator again

great listening kept guessing to the last word.

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Unquiet Spirits captures the feel of the original Holmes stories. Simon Darwen does a good job on the narration too. I tend to think that any non Conan-Doyle Holmes books are going to have a hard time in pleasing the purists but this is a good effort as was The House of Silk.

Hope they'll be more of these.

As good as The House of Silk

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This story kept me captivated throughout. A great narrator knows how to grasp the essence of the story as well as what the author wants to say and how it should be said.

On the edge of my seat

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as a Scottish person who lives in Aberdeen I find the voice performance lacking and at points offensive. Mr Darwen also has a Holmes voice that is underwhelming at times and somewhat indistinguishable from Watson. The story is great I do question the speed in which they travel around Victorian Scotland by steam train in the winter but that is nit picking.

another great book by MacBird ..But

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I am an avid fan of Sherlock Holmes stories and this was a good second book by the author

Thoroughly Enjoyable

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The storyline is fair although the solution was obvious from some way out. The too-frequent use of American idiom was jarring and the chronic lack of variation evident in the the reader made this an occasionally painful experience; the lurch from Scottish-to some brand of Northern Irish accent...and back in a single sentence was a little disconcerting on a few occasions. The previous Bonnie MacBird offering, 'Art in the Blood' had similar problems with the book's use of language (and other issues- er...Sherlock Holmes being the originator of 'mindfulness'?) but was salvaged for me, at least in part, by the reader. This was not the case this time. Any aficionado of the original Conan Doyle oeuvre could assist MacBird to authenticate the idiom to remove any obvious lapses... and the reader problem could be addressed by choosing one better suited to the material and cast of characters.

Fair Story

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Good story, easy listening and quite entertaining. Not a bad likeness to the original stories.

Harness light entertainment

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An interesting story from start to finish. The Scottish accents border on parodies in points.

The story carried you to the end.

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After listening to this book, I must say I found the story as a whole very good. However I struggled with the narration. Although the narrator delivered the story clearly and with passion when needed. His voice sounded too modern.

It didn’t match with the era. An older more well spoken gentleman would have allowed me to picture Holmes in the way that I’m use to.

This is however my own opinion and I am, by now means suggesting that the narration wasn’t any good. It just made it very difficult for me to connect with the characters. Leading me not to enjoy the book as much.

A good plot

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