The Irregular by HB Lyle – KIRKUS REVIEWS

THE IRREGULAR (Quercus US), out in the US Nov 7th, is reviewed in Kirkus Reviews. ‘When Britain wants to inaugurate a secret service, who better to assist than the greatest detective in history? London, 1909. Vernon Kell, head of counterintelligence at the War Office, buttonholes Wiggins and asks him about joining his elite unit. Wiggins comes highly recommended by his mentor, who’s none other than Sherlock Holmes…Lyle’s debut novel is a crisp, stylish spinoff