{"title":"Sherlockian Author Profile - Kim Krisco","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe author of three books on leadership, is now delighted to follow in the footsteps of the master storyteller Sir Arthur Conan Doyle by adding five totally new Sherlock Holmes adventures to the canon in his new book: Sherlock Holmes-The Golden Years, Irregular Lives:The Untold Story of Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars, and The Celtic Phoenix and The Magnificent Madness of Tessa Wiggins -- all from MX Publishing in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeticulously researched, all of Krisco’s stories read like mini historical novels. Indeed Kim trekked to Aviemore Scotland, and climbed Ben Macdui Mountain, so he could better capture the authentic feel of the setting for The Bonnie Bag of Bones – the first of Holmes’s post-retirement adventure: The Magnificent Madness of Tessa Wiggins, takes place in 1920 - Blaenau Ffestiniog, Wales. Tessa Wiggins’s “madness” is provoked by the adopted spirit of a two-thousand-year-old Druid priestess mentoring her to be the servant of The Earth Mother. When Tessa defies treatment, her lover asks a childhood friend, Sherlock Holmes, to intervene. But despite everyone’s best intentions, Tessa finds herself in Hellingford Asylum, where she is driven toward her final breaking point on All-Halloween.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKim lives in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado with Sararose in cabins they built themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"sherlock-holmes-the-golden-years-five-new-post-retirement-adventures","title":"Sherlock Holmes the Golden Years- Five New Post-retirement Adventures","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlso available from:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3ao6F0v\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eAmazon USA\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/38gWCbA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eAmazon UK\u003c\/a\u003e   \u003c\/strong\u003e    \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.bookdepository.com\/book\/9781780926711\/?a_aid=mxpublishing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eBook Depository (free worldwide delivery)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3ao6F0v\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eKindle\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.audible.com\/pd\/B01GP0I3J8\/?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWT-BK-ACX0-060650\u0026amp;ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_060650_rh_us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eAudio\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSherlock Holmes lamented, “I fear that retirement will elude me.”  It surely does in this five story chronicle. The saga begins with The Bonnie Bag of Bones that lead the infamous duo on a not-so-merry chase into the mythical mountains of Scotland and ultimately to the “the woman” who is tangled within a mystery that has haunted Holmes for a quarter century. Curse of the Black Feather continues the adventure in which Holmes teams up with the Irregulars and a gypsy matriarch, to expose a diabolical “baby-farming” enterprise. Their quest arouses a vicious adversary, Ciarán Malastier, who has Holmes struggling for his very life. Maestro of Mysteries begins with a summons to Mycroft’s office and ends with a deadly chase in Undertown, far beneath the streets of London. Malastier escapes, but only into the next adventure. The Cure that Kills sees Holmes and Watson in hot pursuit of Ciarán Malastier, racing across America and pitting them against the largest detective organization in the world. In the final story, The Kongo Nkis Spirit Train, Holmes and Watson travel to the Dark Continent to derail a “spirit train” that ensnares people’s spirit, and enslaves their bodies. In the end, this historically accurate chronicle sheds new light on greatest mystery of all, Sherlock Holmes himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSherlock Holmes lamented, “I fear that retirement will elude me.”  It surely does in this five- story chronicle:\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The saga begins with\u003cem\u003e The Bonnie Bag of Bones \u003c\/em\u003ethat lead the infamous duo on a not-so-merry chase into the mythical mountains of Scotland and ultimately to the “the woman” who is tangled within a mystery that has haunted Holmes for a quarter century.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eCurse of the Black Feather \u003c\/em\u003econtinues the adventure in which Holmes teams up with the Irregulars and a gypsy matriarch, to expose a diabolical “baby-farming” enterprise. Their quest arouses a vicious adversary, Ciarán Malastier, who has Holmes struggling for his very life.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eMaestro of Mysteries \u003c\/em\u003ebegins with a summons to Mycroft’s office and ends with a deadly chase in Undertown, far beneath the streets of London. Malastier escapes, but only into the next adventure.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Cure that Kills\u003c\/em\u003e sees Holmes and Watson in hot pursuit of Ciarán Malastier, racing across America and pitting them against the largest detective organization in the world.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In the final story, \u003cem\u003eThe Kongo Nkisi Spirit Train\u003c\/em\u003e, Holmes and Watson travel to the Dark Continent to derail a “spirit train” that ensnares people’s spirit, and enslaves their bodies.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In the end, this historically accurate chronicle sheds new light on greatest mystery of all, Sherlock Holmes himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Name:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKim H. Krisco\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"meta_field\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eISBN: \u003c\/strong\u003e 9781780926711 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"meta_field\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePage count: \u003c\/strong\u003e 345 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sherlock Holmes Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":18855852742,"sku":"9781780926711","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1251\/0001\/products\/7bc15d4e-ef81-4650-8c44-806ce35d8df3.jpeg?v=1589636513"},{"product_id":"the-celtic-phoenix-a-sherlock-holmes-adventure","title":"The Celtic Phoenix: A Sherlock Holmes Adventure","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlso available from:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"meta_field-author\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Ugwess\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Sherlock Holmes Books - The Celtic Phoenix\"\u003eAmazon USA\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2MUpnV5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eKindle\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Uo0bXU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eAudiobook\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"meta_field-author\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/strandmag.com\/product\/the-celtic-phoenix-a-sherlock-holmes-adventure-by-kim-krisco\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eThe Strand Magazine\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"meta_field-author\"\u003eReview\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"There are hidden items, secret codes and historic lore, making for an interesting adventure. A well told story from a writer comfortable with the Holmes canon.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCrime Thriller Hound\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"meta_field-author\"\u003eIntroducing Tessa Wiggins — The Irregular Detective\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn enigmatic jewelry case, holding human remains, arrives at the cottage of Sherlock Holmes, enticing him from his retirement refuge in the Sussex Downs. Holmes sets out on the trail of the murderer taunting him, joining forces with one of his former Baker Street irregulars, Tessa Wiggins. The two find themselves battling forces arising from a time before England was a country—when the Celts were fighting for survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThough set in 1919, The Celtic Phoenix is steeped in the enigmatic culture of the ancient Celts who reigned over much of Europe three thousand years ago. It was a time when the bond with Nature was strong . . . when people walked in the olde ways . . . and when women were the equals to men as warriors, priests, and poets. The Celtic Phoenix is the journey of three women who rise from the ashes of their past like fearsome phoenixes and shake the rational foundations upon Sherlock Holmes built his life and career.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Name:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKim Krisco\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"meta_field\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eISBN: \u003c\/strong\u003e9781787053816 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"meta_field\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePage count: \u003c\/strong\u003e348 \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"meta_field\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication-date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4th December 2018\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sherlock Holmes Books by MX Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":16413337550963,"sku":"9781787053816","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1251\/0001\/products\/9781787053816.jpg?v=1589636726"},{"product_id":"irregular-lives-the-untold-story-of-sherlock-holmes-and-the-baker-street-irregulars","title":"Irregular Lives: The Untold Story of Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlso available from:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3bKrPIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eAmazon USA\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e     \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/tidd.ly\/3cqiF3b\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBook Depository (free worldwide shipping)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"meta_field-author\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/strandmag.com\/product\/irregular-lives-the-untold-story-of-sherlock-holmes-and-the-baker-street-irregulars-by-kim-h-krisco\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Strand Magazine\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e (special offer)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSherlock Holmes’s relationship with the band of street Arabs known at the Baker Street Irregulars has largely been untold . . . until now.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHolmes sometimes relied upon a gang of adolescent boys and girls who he recruited from the slums of London. Indeed, some of Sherlock Holmes’s most bizarre cases involved the irregulars: a hideous execution of a man who had been strapped to the barrel of cannon, a fiend who hoped he could live forever on the blood of others, and the largest jewel robbery in Britain.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIrregular Lives begins in post WWI London, when Holmes visits a mysterious photography exhibit that has him recall adventures with Wiggins, Ugly, Kate, and other members of his urban army. But, his reminiscences are merely a prelude to a thrilling adventure that begins when a jolly reunion with the irregulars abruptly erupts in a terrible tragedy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you were ever curious about how Holmes shaped and changed the lives of the irregulars, and how they transformed his life . . . then, this is the book for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Name:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKim Krisco\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"meta_field\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eISBN: \u003c\/strong\u003e9781787050327 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"meta_field\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePage count: \u003c\/strong\u003e374 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sherlock Holmes Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":18445582073971,"sku":"9781787050327","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1251\/0001\/products\/9781787050327.jpg?v=1589636735"},{"product_id":"improbable-protege","title":"Improbable Protégé","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLimited Edition Run of just 100 hardcovers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEach book is numbered and can be personalised.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSherlock Holmes often relied upon a gang of adolescent boys and girls he recruited from the London slums—his irregulars. The most beloved member of these street Arabs was Tessa Wiggins. Holmes’s relationship with her and the other irregulars has largely been an untold story . . . until now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIrregular Lives\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e begins in post-WWI London, as Holmes retires. A mysterious photography exhibit catapults him back in time to early experiences with Tessa, Ugly, Snape and other members if his urban army. But his reminiscences are merely a prelude to a thrilling adventure that begins when a jolly reunion with the irregulars erupts in tragedy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThough set in 1919, \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Celtic Phoenix\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is steeped in the enigmatic culture of the ancient Celts—where women are the equal to men as warriors, priests, and poets. \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Celtic Phoenix\u003c\/em\u003e is the journey of three women who rise from the ashes of their past and shake the rational foundations upon Sherlock Holmes built his life and career.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Magnificent Madness of Tessa Wiggins\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e finds Tessa struggling with the adopted spirit of a Druid priestess teaching her how to be the servant of The Earth Mother. When Tessa defies treatment, her lover asks her childhood friend, Sherlock Holmes, to intervene. But despite everyone’s best intentions, Tessa finds herself in an asylum that drives her toward a final breaking point on All-Halloween.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIf you have ever wondered who followed in the footsteps of Sherlock Holmes, this book is for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAuthor        Kim Krisco\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eISBN           9781787058583\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePages         868\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sherlock Holmes Books by MX Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39405499940979,"sku":"9781787058583","price":54.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1251\/0001\/products\/TessaTrilogy.jpg?v=1628434737"},{"product_id":"the-magnificent-madness-of-tessa-wiggins","title":"The Magnificent Madness Of Tessa Wiggins - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYour Other Options:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3CsEZFH\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAmazon USA\u003c\/a\u003e      \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Magnificent-Madness-Tessa-Wiggins\/dp\/1787058476\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAmazon UK\u003c\/a\u003e      \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Magnificent-Madness-Wiggins-Sherlock-Adventure-ebook\/dp\/B0BLHX86RF\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKindle\u003c\/a\u003e      \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3Br8t5f\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAudio\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout This Book:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1920 - Blaenau Ffestiniog, Wales: Tessa Wiggins's \"madness\" is provoked by the adopted spirit of a two-thousand-year-old Druid priestess mentoring her to be the servant of The Earth Mother. 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But despite everyone's best intentions, Tessa finds herself in Hellingford Asylum, where she is driven toward her final breaking point on All-Halloween.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor: Kim Krisco\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePages: 290\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e9781787058477\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDate: 24th October 2021\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso available in \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mxpublishing.com\/products\/the-magnificent-madness-of-tessa-wiggins-hardback\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHardback\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sherlock Holmes Books by MX Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39415393747059,"sku":"9781787058477","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1251\/0001\/products\/9781787058477large.jpg?v=1628434738"},{"product_id":"the-magnificent-madness-of-tessa-wiggins-hardback","title":"The Magnificent Madness Of Tessa Wiggins - Hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYour Other Options:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Magnificent-Madness-Tessa-Wiggins\/dp\/178705859X\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAmazon USA\u003c\/a\u003e      \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Magnificent-Madness-Tessa-Wiggins\/dp\/178705859X\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAmazon UK\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout This Book:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1920 - Blaenau Ffestiniog, Wales: Tessa Wiggins's \"madness\" is provoked by the adopted spirit of a two-thousand-year-old Druid priestess mentoring her to be the servant of The Earth Mother. 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