Story Profile: “The Blood of Hailes”
Last week, I mentioned my story “The Blood of Hailes,” which appeared in The Detective and the Clergyman, the new Belanger Books anthology featuring cases investigated by both Sherlock Holmes and Father Brown. It’s inspired by a real-life relic that was believed to contain some of the blood of Jesus, and which disappeared after the seizure of the monasteries under the reign of Henry VIII. I first learned about it in the John Bellairs novel The Dark Secret of Weatherend (and if you haven’t read the supernatural mysteries of John Bellairs, I highly recommend that you do).
In my story, Father Brown and Sherlock Holmes are investigating a case connected to an antiquity that may or may not be the real Blood of Hailes, and it may or may not be bringing murder victims back to life! If you’re interested, please check out the anthology!
Chris Chan’s sequel to Sherlock’s Secretary, Nessie’s Nemesis, will be published on September 3rd by MX Publishing. His novel Ghosting My Friend was released by Level Best Books on March 28th. His first novel, Sherlock’s Secretary, was released by MX Publishing, as was his anthology Of Course He Pushed Him and Other Sherlock Holmes Stories Volumes 1 & 2. His Agatha-nominated book Murder Most Grotesque: The Comedic Crime Fiction of Joyce Porter was published by Level Best Books. His first non-fiction book, Sherlock & Irene: The Secret Truth Behind “A Scandal in Bohemia” is available for sale at Amazon.com and the MX Publishing website, as well as at Book Depository (with free worldwide shipping there). It is also available in a Kindle edition.
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