New Tessa Wiggins Mystery in the Making

The reader response from The Celtic Phoenix tells me that readers want more of Tessa Wiggins—the irregular detective. And I agree. A new tale is being crafted—tentatively entitled: The Magnificent Madness of Women. Here’s how it begins:

Tessa Wiggins is a thirty-six year old Irish housekeeper in post WWI Wales, is acting in bizarre ways—her madness caused by the spirit of a two thousand year old Druid priestess—Ganna. Tessa believes Ganna will mentor and teach her, and she will become the last true Druid in Wales.

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When Tessa resists treatment, her lover asks Sherlock Holmes, a childhood friend, to intervene. Before he can come Holmes’s, his legacy masterwork on criminology is stolen from his cottage. When he tracks the thief to an asylum, Holmes realizes that he can retrieve his manuscript and help Tessa, and asks her to go undercover inside Hellingford Asylum.

What she doesn’t know is that she and the manuscript are being used to lure Holmes to his death—and now Holmes is coming to her rescue.

What do you think?

The Celtic Phoenix now as an AUDIOBOOK!

Just in time for Christmas, the The Celtic Phoenix is out at Audible and Amazon.

It is read by Rebecca Reed who does an amazing job. Never used a female reader before, but as this story features three powerful women, it was time.  There is a great sample clip from the first chapter which, if you listen to it, will make you want to click BUY. Check it out HERE.

Sherlock Holmes With A Twist

The Celtic Phoenix launches today.

This historically accurate Sherlock Holmes tale takes place in 1919, and obliges Holmes match wits with a diabolical female nemesis. He does so with the help of Tessa Wiggins, a former member of his irregular brigade.

The mystery begins when a jewelry case, holding human remains, arrives at Holmes’s cottage in Sussex. To find the murderer, Holmes and Tessa must delve into ancient British history to a time when the Celts were fighting for survival.

The Celtic Phoenix is steeped in the enigmatic culture of the ancient Celts—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.

Audiobook Cover

Available in paperback or Kindle, you can purchase The Celtic Phoenix at Amazon or any on-line bookstore.

Sherlock Holmes With A Twist

The Celtic Phoenix launches today.

This historically accurate Sherlock Holmes tale takes place in 1919, and obliges Holmes to match wits with a diabolical female nemesis. He does so with the help of Tessa Wiggins, a former member of his irregular brigade.

The mystery begins when a jewelry case, holding human remains, arrives at Holmes’s cottage in Sussex. To find the murderer, Holmes and Tessa must delve into ancient British history to a time when the Celts were fighting for survival.

The Celtic Phoenix is steeped in the enigmatic culture of the ancient Celts—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.

Audiobook Cover

Available in paperback or Kindle, you can purchase The Celtic Phoenix at Amazon or any on-line bookstore.

AUDIOBOOK: The Celtic Phoenix in Production

REBECCA REED just signed on to read the audiobook version of The Celtic Phoenix. She is the perfect woman for the novel as she has a repertoire of great character voices. Women readers are a rare breed, and MX Publishing and I are lucky to engage her. I nearly gave up finding a woman reader, but held out as The Celtic Phoenix is, in some ways, “a woman’s book” — with two female protagonists in addition to Holmes, and a powerful female antagonist. More importantly, it has a plot that revolves around women’s rights and issues.

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Hopefully the audiobook will be available before Christmas, but you can buy the book now at many on line stores — but not Amazon yet. The official launch date, and Amazon debut is December 4. BTW: You can get a 10% discount and free shipping now from THEBOOKDEPOSITORY.COM Would love to hear from you after you’ve read it.

Hey! A new novel is coming this fall.

Tessa Wiggins, a grown-up member of Sherlock Holmes’s irregular army, joins the “me-to” movement by joining forces with the legendary detective to tell the story of The Celtic Phoenix.

Mystery becomes mayhem when a ghastly package arrives at the cottage of Sherlock Holmes, luring him out of his retirement refuge to battle forces arising out of a time before England was a country—when the Celts were fighting for their survival.Pheonix-PIX

Historically accurate, The Celtic Phoenix is steeped in the primeval and enigmatic culture of the ancient Celts who, more than three thousand years ago, conquered and ruled much of central and western Europe. It was a time when human beings’ connection with the Natural world was deep-rooted . . . when people walked in the olde ways . . . when women were the equals to men as warriors, priests, and poets. This is the story of three women who rose from the ashes of their past like fearsome phoenixes and shook the rational foundations upon Sherlock Holmes had built his career and life.

FREE download of audiobook for a REVIEW

I have a few complimentary audio downloads from Audible for the recently released: Irregular Lives: The Untold Story of Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars. I would need to send it via email, and if you want the special promo code, you would have to promise to do a review on Audible of Amazon of the book.

If you are interested, leave a comment and a way to connect via email.