The world's most famous detective. The most brilliant mind in fiction. But before he became the great detective, who was young Sherlock Holmes? The fourth book in a series of mystery adventures featuring a teenage Sherlock and endorsed by the Conan Doyle Estate, now with a new cover look.
Teenage Sherlock has come up against some challenges in his time, but what confronts him now is baffling. His friend and her father have vanished. Their house looks as if nobody has ever lived in it. Sherlock begins to doubt his sanity, until a clever clue points him to Scotland. Following that clue leads him into a mystery that involves kidnapping, bodysnatchers and a man who claims he can raise the dead.
Teenage Sherlock has come up against some challenges in his time, but what confronts him now is baffling. His friend and her father have vanished. Their house looks as if nobody has ever lived in it. Sherlock begins to doubt his sanity, until a clever clue points him to Scotland. Following that clue leads him into a mystery that involves kidnapping, bodysnatchers and a man who claims he can raise the dead.
Before he knows it, Sherlock is fighting for his life as he begins to work out what has happened to his friends. Will he be fast enough to save them? Sherlock Holmes. Think you know him? Think again.
‘Rich in detail, it has tasters of Holmes’s deductive genius … a rewarding adventure’ -Sunday Times
Praise for Young Sherlock Holmes: Red Leech:
‘… an intelligent and desperately exciting read.’ -The District Messenger
Author
About Andrew Lane
Andrew Lane is an author, journalist and lifelong Sherlock Holmes fan. He lives in Hampshire with his wife and son. Andrew’s passion for the original novels of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and his determination to create an authentic teenage Sherlock Holmes, made him the perfect choice to work with the Conan Doyle Estate to reinvent the world’s most famous detective in this new series.
Photo credit: Helen Stirling
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Teenage Sherlock has come up against some challenges in his time, but what confronts him now is baffling. His friend and her father have vanished.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Young Sherlock Holmes 4: Fire Storm and determined it is suitable for children aged 11-12 years old
Young Sherlock Holmes 4: Fire Storm features in the following genres: Crime & Mystery, Adventure Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Recommended Children's eBooks, Recommendations, Featured Books for 11+ readers
Paperback. £8.09, down from the £8.99 cover price. In Stock.
Young Sherlock Holmes 4: Fire Storm was written by Andrew Lane and published by Macmillan Children's Books an imprint of Pan Macmillan
