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The Sherlock Holmes & Lucy James Mystery Series -- which provides readers young and old with a fresh yet faithful reimagining of the Great Detective, and has earned praise from Publishers Weekly (a "winning" addition to the Holmesian canon that "readers will look forward to further adventures [in]”), The Historical Novel Society (“charming and amusing”) and more.

In the series – which is penned by father-daughter author duo Charles Veley and Anna Elliott, who is the acclaimed historical novelist behind the Twilight of Avalon trilogy and The Pride & Prejudice Chronicles – Holmes, as brilliant and engaging as ever, is the father of Lucy James: an independent, modern-minded American actress living in Victorian London who inherited her father’s intelligence, detective skills, and bravery.

Each book centers on Sherlock and Lucy as they collaborate on solving a crime, and contains clean language, exciting conflicts, and imaginative mysteries in the Conan Doyle tradition.

Like its predecessors, Die Again, Mr. Holmes -- the latest and eighth book in the series -- can easily be enjoyed as a standalone novel or as a part of the series.

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ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Charles Veley has loved Sherlock Holmes since boyhood. As a father, he read the entire canon to his then-ten-year-old daughter at evening story time. Now this very same daughter, grown up to become acclaimed historical novelist Anna Elliott (the Twilight of Avalon trilogy; The Pride & Prejudice Chronicles), has worked with him to develop critically acclaimed adventures in The Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery Series! Following the release of The Last Moriarty (2015) and The Wilhelm Conspiracy (2016) – books #1 and #2 in the Sherlock & Lucy series, penned solely by Veley – Veley and Elliott’s collaboration has since brought readers the 2017 releases Remember, Remember, The Crown Jewel Mystery, The Jubilee Problem, and Death at the Diogenes Club, the 2018 novel The Return of the Ripper, and Die Again, Mr. Holmes, released January 2, 2019.

PRAISE FOR THE SHERLOCK HOLMES & LUCY JAMES MYSTERY SERIES

"Elliott (the Twilight of Avon trilogy) and Veley, her father, collaborate on the winning third mystery pairing Sherlock Holmes and his daughter, Lucy James. Readers will look forward to Lucy's further adventures."

– PUBLISHERS WEEKLY  (Remember, Remember: A Sherlock Holmes & Lucy James Mystery, Book #3)

“The relationship between Holmes and Watson feels genuine — a more challenging aspect that many novelists struggle with — and Lucy proves to be a marvelous addition to the world of Holmes. She is engaging, intelligent, and brings out another side to the Great Detective that readers rarely see. An intriguing take on both the Holmes canon and the most famous unsolved case in history.”

– SEATTLE BOOK REVIEW  (The Return of the Ripper: A Sherlock Holmes & Lucy James Mystery, Book #7)

"Fans of Holmesian stories, historical fiction, and Victorian romance will all find something to enjoy in the Sherlock Holmes & Lucy James Mystery Series."

– CRITICAL BLAST

"It might be difficult to imagine the original Holmes even having an offspring  --  much less one he accepts as an investigating partner. Still, the authors make it seem plausible, and for readers who are not purists but rather pleased to see a hint of warmth coming from Holmes, [the Sherlock & Lucy series] is a new way to enjoy Sherlockian mysteries."

– THE SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT

ABOUT THE SHERLOCK HOLMES & LUCY JAMES MYSTERY SERIES

The Sherlock Holmes & Lucy James Mystery Series by Charles Veley and Anna Elliott to date includes The Last Moriarty (2015), The Wilhelm Conspiracy (2016), Remember, Remember (2017), The Crown Jewel Mystery: A Prequel (2017), The Jubilee Problem (2017), Death at the Diogenes Club (2017), The Return of the Ripper (2018), and Die Again, Mr. Holmes, released on January 2, 2019. All titles are available for purchase in paperback, e-book, and audiobook formats via Amazon and Audible.

Website: http://sherlockandlucy.com/

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THE JUBILEE PROBLEM

A SHERLOCK HOLMES AND LUCY JAMES MYSTERY, BOOK 5

#FirstLine ~ The occasion, on the 11th of November 1896 in Buckingham Palace, is etched upon my memory.

The year is 1897. Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James, his lovely young American daughter, must finally unmask the traitor who has crossed swords with them in their three previous adventures. Their secret adversary is now masterminding a well-orchestrated conspiracy to destroy the most glamorous event of the Century: Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee Celebration. Lucy’s growing relationship with Detective Constable Jack Kelly will be seriously tested as she and Jack work with Sherlock and Watson to defeat their murderous enemy. If they fail, the Queen and thousands of innocent people will die, and the British Empire will fall into chaos.

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THE RETURN OF THE RIPPER

A SHERLOCK HOLMES AND LUCY JAMES MYSTERY, BOOK 7

#FirstLine ~ My account begins on the morning of October 6, 1897, when Sherlock Holmes and I learned that a young woman had been murdered in Whitechapel.

Who would guess this would be their most romantic adventure yet?

A deadly serial killer returns to London just as Sherlock is battling a ring of diamond smugglers and Lucy and Jack are making wedding plans. As the dangers escalate, the wrong decision will mean certain death.

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DIE AGAIN, MR. HOLMES

A SHERLOCK HOLMES AND LUCY JAMES MYSTERY, BOOK 8

#FirstLine ~ From the upper galley, Holmes and I had a clear view of Thomas Newman as the jurors filed into the courtroom.

Legendary detective Sherlock Holmes makes an uncharacteristic mistake when a young woman begs him to help find her missing fiancé. Sherlock’s daughter, Lucy James, has a missing-persons case of her own, with a strange and aristocratic English lady as her client. But Lucy must also protect Becky, her ten-year-old sister-in-law, from a vicious criminal.

No one expects the devastating news that Sherlock Holmes has been murdered. 

The newest adventure in this popular mystery series takes us from the depths of the Old Bailey courthouse and the seacoast lairs of smugglers to the splendor of a grand British country estate and the posh financial headquarters of Lloyd’s of London. For Watson, Sherlock and Lucy, survival will require valor, sacrifice, and even acts that go far outside Victorian law.

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