Spotlight of The Case of the Disappearing Beaune by J. Lawrence Matthews

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THE CASE OF THE DISAPPEARING BEAUNE

J. LAWRENCE MATTHEWS

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ALL INFORMATION IN THIS POST IS COURTESY OF ELLEN WHITFIELD | PUBLICITY DIRECTOR | BOOKS FORWARD

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Christmas can bring to mind the sound of bells, the smell of pine, and softly lit warm feelings. 

 

But not for Sherlock Holmes, who is on the case once again. 

J. Lawrence Matthews again brings the enduring detective to life in his latest work, “The Case of the Disappearing Beaune.”

 

Readers have praised Matthews’ outstanding attention to historical detail, and Kirkus said of his previous book: “Holmes fans will enjoy this tale’s admirable verisimilitude and bracing storytelling.” 

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Published on September 3

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PRAISE FOR THE CASE OF THE DISAPPEARING BEAUNE:

 

"Holmes fans will enjoy this tale’s admirable verisimilitude and bracing storytelling."

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ABOUT THE CASE OF THE DISAPPEARING BEAUNE:

 

It is Christmas morning, 1901, and Sherlock Holmes discovers that the wine in a bottle of French Beaune (intended as a gift for Dr. Watson) has been switched with sand, and he suspects it means a threat to the newly crowned King of England. 

 

Or does it? 

 

Sherlock fans and mystery lovers alike will enjoy this short and sweet tale that features the recurring cast of “irregulars” and a lighthearted spin of a holiday prank.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

J. Lawrence Matthews has contributed fiction to the New York Times and NPR’s All Things Considered, and, as Jeff Matthews, is the author of three non-fiction books about Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway.  

 

One Must Tell the Bees: Abraham Lincoln and the Final Education of Sherlock Holmes is his first novel, the result of twin passions for the original Sherlock Holmes stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and American history as told on the battlefields of the Civil War. Matthews is now researching the sequel, which follows Sherlock Holmes a bit further afield—to Florence, Mecca and Tibet.

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