Black Ice (Sherlock Holmes: The Legend Begins)

Author: Lane, Andrew

Edition: 1st

Number Of Pages: 288

Details:

A third case for teen Sherlock involves a heinous crime . . . and a brother with blood on his hands When Sherlock and Amyus Crowe, his American tutor, visit Sherlock's brother, Mycroft, in London, all they are expecting is lunch and some polite conversation. What they find shocks both of them to the core: a locked room, a dead body, and Mycroft holding a knife. The police are convinced Mycroft is a vicious murderer, but Sherlock is just as convinced he is innocent. Threatened with the gallows, Mycroft needs Sherlock to save him. The search for the truth necessitates an incredible journey, from a railway station for dead bodies in London all the way to the frozen city of Moscow―where Sherlock is afoot in a world of secrets and danger. Black Ice is the third book in Andrew Lane's series Sherlock Holmes: The Legend Begins. From Booklist The third book in the Sherlock Holmes: The Legend Begins series finds teenage Sherlock up to his knees in confusion and obfuscations. Shockingly, his brother, Mycroft, has been arrested for murder, after being found in a windowless room with a dead man and a knife in his hand. Once this problem is cleverly resolved, the sedentary Mycroft finds he must travel to Russia to rescue a friend, and there’s nothing for it but to take Sherlock with him. Lane does a terrific job of packing a lot of adventure into a manageable number of pages. By the time Sherlock arrives in Moscow, he has been mauled by an iron-clawed falcon, chased through London’s underbelly by a gang of marauding, murderous children, and forced to question who among his acquaintances is actually a friend. The Russian sojourn offers more opportunities for the teen to use his burgeoning powers of deduction as a surprise twist only becomes clear when Sherlock untwists it. A solid mix of adventure and character, this may be the best in the series so far. Grades 6-9. --Ilene Cooper

Reviews:

“A solid mix of adventure and character, this may be the best in the series so far.” ―Booklist

“Sherlock Holmes fans will enjoy the electrifying adventure and value the insights into the character traits that make the adult Holmes so fascinating.” ―Kirkus

“What a blast. Weird murders, creepy villains, fiendish puzzles, non-stop action. What more could you want from a book?” ―Charlie Higson, author of the internationally bestselling Young Bond series on Death Cloud and Rebel Fire

“Should impress the detective's fans of all ages . . . An elementary success story.” ―The Independent (London) on Death Cloud and Rebel Fire

“Death Cloud is the perfect way to introduce this character to a new generation of book readers.” ―Book Zone (for Boys) on Death Cloud and Rebel Fire

“Rich in period detail, it has tasters of Holmes's deductive genius and insights into how his character was made, plus a diabolical villain . . . A self-contained and rewarding adventure.” ―The Sunday Times (London) on Death Cloud and Rebel Fire

“Sir Arthur Conan Doyle left many clues to Sherlock Holmes's origins in his tales, but it has taken Andrew Lane to do the detective work of ferreting them out and fitting them together into an intelligent, authentic, persuasive, and downright exciting depiction of the English boy who will one day become Mr. Sherlock Holmes of 221B Baker Street, London, the world's first consulting detective. Lane's teen Sherlock Holmes comes to life in Death Cloud and the other volumes to come in the series: it is a profile Conan Doyle would not only recognize, but greet enthusiastically as consistent with his own image of the character. So it is with both pleasure and pride that his Estate endorses these books for young adult readers, who will become readers of Sir Arthur's own Sherlock Holmes stories in turn.” ―The Conan Doyle Estate on Death Cloud and Rebel Fire

About the Author:

ANDREW LANE works for the British government and has been an ardent Sherlock Holmes fan since the age of ten. He has written numerous spin-off novels based on th...

EAN: 9780374387693

Release Date: 22-01-2013

Languages: English

Item Condition: New

Binding: Hardcover