Flynn’s Christmas: A Sherlock and Lucy Short Story by Anna Elliott and Charles Veley is a mystery and thrills for teens and young adults. It is Christmas Eve on Baker Street in 1898. Sherlock Holmes is working with his daughter, Lucy James, a strong young lady in this book which is part of a series. This is the 9th in the series, but this works on it’s own if you haven’t read the other books. I enjoyed the new idea of the beloved Sherlock character. Readers join Flynn, an orphan, in a life or death situation who has been working with Holmes and Dr. Watson. Set at Christmas, Flynn and his friends find themselves needing help. This is an interesting Christmas story with some Sherlock Holmes elements to enjoy as well, but it fell a bit short of the original stories. The characters didn’t feel lively and the story didn’t seem long enough to really get interesting. Nevertheless, I am interested enough to read other books in the series.

Story was a bit short for me to really get a feel for the characters. I think if I had read the series before it would have been higher rated. Will I try the series? Yes, it was good enough that it peaked my interest in reading the series.

I know this was a short story and maybe it would have had more of an impact on me had I read other books in the series, but I just found this book to be dry and boring.

Christmas Eve in 1898, and Flynn and his small band of Irregulars are employed by Sherlock Holmes on a mission to follow a man and his tan satchel.
A delightful well-written short story.

A charming short story from the Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James series featuring Flynn, Lonnie, Bart and Tom, four of the Baker Street Irregulars. This little gang of urchins assist Sherlock Holmes when required and in this story they undertake to follow a package at Christmas time with surprising results. New Sherlock Holmes stories are ever popular with his legion of fans and this one is part of an entertaining series.

A lovely Christmas short story that made me crave for more.
I loved the plot and the cast of characters, Flynn above all.
I look forward to reading other instalment in this series.
Recommended!
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC

In the modern genre of crime fiction and memorable detectives, public opinion counts, and they clamour for them to continue even after the author's death. Today, authors having finished a series might return to write about the hero in an earlier part of their life; like young Montalbano as a TV series or Henning Mankell's Young Wallander. Endeavour has been a hit on UK TV screens as the story of a Young Morse has been told.
Elsewhere, Agatha Christie cannot write any more Poirot, but Sophie Hannah can; agreed by the estate and she has already reached book 3.
In the case of Sherlock Holmes all bets are off and countless stories has been written; copying the format of cunning mysteries. Dr Watson has had his own series at times and Holmes has been cast out of his own time zone and materialised in the great BBC series simply called Sherlock.
Flynn's Christmas is such a departure and pins its success by absorbing all those good feelings about Holmes and linking the story to the Great Detective.
Flynn is an orphan, living on the streets like The Artful Dodger before him. But though he is a rascal and an eleven-year-old living on his wits as one of 221B's Irregulars he is employed as the eyes and ears of Holmes and Watson. A boy on the streets of London was a common site, sufficient that they were not scene; ignored, eye contact avoided such that they became 'invisible'.
This is a short story about following the money which leads Flynn and his mates into serious trouble, but we trust if the case works out well they might get a bonus for Christmas.
I loved the character of Flynn and his oversight of the boys running with him in his gang.
Holmes is a mere peg to hang the story on; but since these Baker Street boys were in the original stories it is good that they should get a fictional development in these author's minds. I like to think it isn't just trying to cash in on the goose that lays golden eggs but a genuine love of this period and the task of expanding the relationships within the boys’ circle and their interactions with the Police and Holmes.
This short story prompts me to want to read more and I believe 7 books have been written.
A lovely Christmas story ahead of the festivities to wish to read more of their exploits into the New Year.