What will the Saporis find under the tree this year—Christmas presents, or family skeletons?

In the spirit of the holiday and a wish for familial harmony, Irene Adler persuades her detective husband to invite his brother Mycroft to Christmas luncheon. Holmes had cut ties with his brother when he discovered the machinations Mycroft employed that drove Sherlock and Adler apart for four years. He isn’t really sure this reunion is a great idea, but he can deny his wife nothing.

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Of course, they can’t tell the children what Mycroft is to them, as that would entail learning that their father is the celebrated detective when they know him simply as Lucca Sapori. And just when they think things may be going better than expected, ghosts of the past crop up in unexpected ways and threaten to ruin the holidays for everyone.

My Review

In Christmas At The Saporis, we go back in time to when Sherlock Holmes and Irene Adler have been reunited for a number of years and their two children Nicco and Charlotte are aged eight and four. They are living on a farm on the Sussex Downs (an area I know well), rearing horses and various other animals.

Sherlock is masquerading as Lucca Sapori, so as not to put himself or his family in danger. They have always been protected by Sherlock’s brother Mycroft, who works for the government (and arranged Sherlock’s secret identity), but they haven’t spoken since he persuaded Irene to leave Sherlock some years before. He told her that Sherlock would never settle down and she would be better off leaving him. She was expecting Nicco at the time and it was four years before they were reunited and Sherlock met his son.

But back to the story. Irene thinks the time has come to mend the rift and wants to invite Mycroft for Christmas, so harmony can be restored and the two brothers can be reconciled. However, the children do not yet know that their father is the famous detective Sherlock Holmes, so Mycroft cannot be introduced as their uncle.

They also invite Mrs Hudson, Holmes’s housekeeper from Baker Street (who both cooks the dinner and then joins them at the table much to Mycroft’s surprise), while other unexpected visitors arrive – both human and animal – and the festivities turn to chaos. It’s a very entertaining novella, though you really need to have read Song For Someone first for it to make sense. I read it in under an hour in the back of the car on the way to London.

Many thanks to @zooloo2008 for inviting me to be part of this blog tour.

About the Author

KD Sherrinford was born and raised in Preston, Lancashire, and now resides on The Fylde Coast with her husband John. She was employed by Countywide for over 20 years and became a Fellow of The National Association of Estate Agents. Retirement finally gave KD the opportunity to follow her dreams and start work on her first novel. Song for Someone. KD recently completed her second book in the Sherlock Holmes and Irene Adler mystery series Christmas at The Saporis. The third Meet Me In Milan will be published this summer.

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Christmas at the Saporis
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