Yet another great Holmes book from Bonnie Macbird, this time a much shorter "Christmas Special" of sorts that sees Holmes and Watson investigate two cases over the Christmas season.

In this slimmer-than-usual volume Macbirds own creations Vidocq and Heffie both feature, and while there are a few confronting moments neither is a murder mystery. The shorter length also means that for once with Macbird we do not take any side plots into Holmes nor Watson's past or what makes them tick - all of which combines to make this a bit of a light Christmas treat of a read while we wait for her next weightier time to be published, and that's no criticism, it's an interesting change of pace.

The overall theme is one of kindness - which sometimes comes easily, sometimes has to be carefully negotiated and planned for.

As a bonus, there are excellent illustrations within as well. Highly recommend - all in all a very uplifting read!