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The Whistle of Revenge finds Sherlock Holmes and Irene Adler married and living under assumed identities, fighting to rescue their son who has been kidnapped by their nemesis. What was the inspiration for the setup of your story?
I wanted to write book four of the Sherlock Holmes and Irene Adler Mysteries with kidnapping as the premise. Finding a worthy adversary for Holmes was the tricky part.
I enjoyed the shifts in perspective. What do you find to be the most challenging aspect of writing from various characters’ points of view?
After much deliberation, I decided on Jack Stapleton, the deadly antagonist from The Hound of the Baskervilles. Although Jack was presumed dead, meeting an a grisly end on the Great Grimpen Mire, his body was never found. He was such a great character to resurrect. I decided to give him his own POV so readers could get to know a bit more about the celebrated Detective’s old nemesis and discover what he’d been up to for the past seventeen years.
Writing from Jack’s perspective was the most challenging because so little was known about him. I enjoyed developing the character. Some of my readers told me they felt a little sorry for him at times.
How do you balance story development with shocking plot twists? Or can they be the same thing?
It’s tricky to balance the two. I am a panster writer, so plot twists and story development come to me as I go along. However, I did a fair bit of outlining for Whistle, mainly due to the complexity of the story.
Can fans look forward to more from Holmes and Adler? What are you currently working on?
I plan to start book five before the end of this year, which will find Sherlock and Irene in the USA, which will make a nice change from all those tricky Italian translations. It’s going to be another controversial story with a shocking plot twist that readers will not see coming, involving events from Sherlock and Irene’s past, which will have far-reaching consequences for our intrepid duo. I can’t wait to get started.
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If you loved Conan Doyle’s, The Hound of the Baskerville, prepare to be enthralled by KD Sherrinford’s captivating follow-up, The Whistle of Revenge.
The deadly antagonist, Jack Stapleton, makes a spectacular return to the city of Milan in pursuit of his old nemesis, the celebrated Detective Sherlock Holmes.
Adopting the enigmatic persona of Janus, a vengeful Stapleton, along with the Italian mafia, wreak havoc on the Italian horse racing fraternity and fledgling car manufacturing industry, and kidnapping Holmes’s beloved son as part of their evil and well-executed master plan—Operation Whistle.
Will Holmes, Irene Adler, and their trusted ally, Inspector Romano, crack the code, rescue the boy, and unmask the deadly Janus?
Set against the backdrop of modern Milan, mind games and misdeeds of the highest order play out as the story reaches its thrilling and memorable conclusion.
The Gifted Series
When Serenity begins to suffer vivid hallucinations, she thinks that she is having a meltdown—until she begins to notice a recurring theme that hints at her destiny.
With no family to turn to, she searches everywhere for answers to no avail. Then, she meets Kendrick. Mysterious and protective, Kendrick reveals the truth: Serenity is the youngest heir of the Salem witch legacy.
With Kendrick’s help, Serenity must learn to control the dangerous power awakening inside her. As she navigates new abilities, she also develops dark connections that are drawing terrifying and strong forces closer to her.
With a story that captures the imagination, this spellbinding novel takes you on a ride of magic, romance, and relatable self-discovery as Serenity finally finds her true power.
The Powers Within: Mystical Beings
Keona thought her life was perfect and ordinary. She is a clinical associate by day, a devoted mother, whose her world revolves around her two sons, Kenai and Kenmoni. Whispers, strange sounds and shadows, and a chill that is hinted that something is beyond her reach.
The darkness and demons arrive.
A demon enters her home, and Keona unleashes powers that she never knew she had, being able to manipulate earth, water, and air. She notices that her quiet life is shattered by a world hidden from view, filled with evil beings that feed on fear. Kenai and Kenmoni are starting to awaken their powers as well.
Now, they are in a battle that they thought they would never be in. Keona, Kenai, and Kenmoni are faced with a harsh truth: demons that walk the earth, and only those with spiritual powers can defeat them. As they wrestle with their newfound gifts, they discover a destiny where they have to protect humanity from darkness and beckon those with spiritual gifts to stand in their truth and not be ashamed of what they have been blessed with.
Can an ordinary family master their powers to save a world that is on the brink of a spiritual war?
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