Forbidden from pursuing her calling, Shadow Holmes, the great-granddaughter of Mycroft Holmes, Sherlock’s older – and smarter – brother, works for her father selling real estate in Miami. To compound matters, Shadow has no idea her father is the director of The Bee, a clandestine British spy agency, until she and her parents are poisoned by the bewitching – and decidedly evil – Professor Jane Moriarty.
Enter Watson, our charming canine raconteur with a Holmesian mystery of his own, Tuesday Hudson, Sherlock’s stoned granddaughter, and Inspector Archie Lestrade of Scotland Yard, propelling Shadow into the detective life of her ancestors.
Can Shadow solve the trail of murders taking place in the homes her father listed for sale before Moriarty destroys the world in favor of an evil one of her own creation
Think Sherlock Holmes meets Austin Powers with a splash of Miami Vice and a dash of Monty Python.
Bestselling author David Raymond sets his books in Florida, a state presenting infinite possibilities for fiction writers to not have to make stuff up.








David Raymond is a Miami native and bestselling author of books set in Florida, a state presenting infinite possibilities for fiction writers to ‘not have to make stuff up’. David spent his public service career directing large governmental social service systems, including the Florida Department of Children & Families and the Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust. In the vein of truth is stranger than fiction, David, the victim of a sexual predator as a child, was responsible for the housing placement of over one hundred homeless sexual predators, who due to residency restrictions, were living under the Julia Tuttle Causeway, a situation which drew international media attention.
David holds a Master of Science degree in Mental Health Counseling and completed the Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government Executive Education Program. Prior to working in the social service field, David sold real estate, taught middle school marine biology, managed a pathology laboratory, and was an environmental lab technician testing Miami’s ocean waters.
Following a distinguished career, David successfully wrote over $1 billion in grant applications and four novels to date. His hobbies include playing guitar, learning the banjo, fishing, reading, hiking, and experiencing the wonders of nature.
David lives in Biscayne Park, Florida with his mystical wife Amy and their forever goofy Aussiedoodle, Starry. David and Amy are blessed by their extraordinary children, Mia, a gifted psychotherapist, Abraham, a legendary native fishing guide and best son ever, their wondrous daughter-in-law, Yudith, a teacher and mother, and their magical grandson, Ryder.
