There’s something addictive about the Young Sherlock books and Night Break will have young readers hooked from the very beginning. Sherlock and his brother Mycroft are called back to their family home for the funeral of their mother and while the sense of loss is affecting enough, the family seems to be caught up in a strange and menacing mystery: three men in bizarre disguises break into the house; someone attacks their sister’s fiancé.
Mycroft and Sherlock deduce independently that the mystery is connected to the building of the Suez canal and Sherlock – feeling betrayed by his brother – sets out for Egypt determined to discover just what is going on. The plotting is excellent, the period detail convincing, Sherlock’s observational skills will fascinate and intrigue readers, and as ever the story feels absolutely true to Conan Doyle’s characters. ~ Andrea Reece
Sherlock's mother has died, his father has disappeared in India and his sister is acting strangely. The Holmes family seems to be falling apart, and not even brother Mycroft can keep it together. But while Sherlock is worrying about all of this, a man living nearby vanishes in his own house while Sherlock and Mycroft are visiting. Where did he go, and what is the connection with a massive canal being built in Egypt? The answer will rock the world, and tear the Holmes family apart!
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Sherlock's mother has died, his father has disappeared in India and his sister is acting strangely. The Holmes family seems to be falling apart, and not even brother Mycroft can keep it together.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Night Break and determined it is suitable for children aged 11-14 years old
Night Break features in the following genres: Featured Books for 11+ readers, Recommendations, Recommended Children's eBooks, Featured Books for 13+ readers
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Night Break was written by Andrew Lane and published by Macmillan Children's Books an imprint of Pan Macmillan