Download or read book Death Cloud written by Andrew Lane and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2010-06-04 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Death Cloud is the first in the Young Sherlock Holmes series in which the iconic detective is reimagined as a brilliant, troubled and engaging teenager – creating unputdownable detective adventures that remain true to the spirit of the original books. The year is 1868, and Sherlock Holmes is fourteen. His life is that of a perfectly ordinary army officer’s son: boarding school, good manners, a classical education – the backbone of the British Empire. But all that is about to change. With his father suddenly posted to India, and his mother mysteriously ‘unwell’, Sherlock is sent to stay with his eccentric uncle and aunt in their vast house in Hampshire. So begins a summer that leads Sherlock to uncover his first murder, a kidnap, corruption and a brilliantly sinister villain of exquisitely malign intent . . . Sherlock Holmes. Think you know him? Think again. Continue the investigative adventures with Andrew Lane's Red Leech and Black Ice.
Download or read book Fire Storm written by Andrew Lane and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A fourth ... puzzler for teen Sherlock as he plunges into a fight for his life and battles to discover what has happened to his missing friends"--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book Knife Edge written by Andrew Lane and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR). This book was released on 2015-12-08 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teen Sherlock battles a monstrous adversary on a mission to Ireland with his brilliant brother, Mycroft. Young Sherlock is thrown into a tangled web involving a spiritualist whose powers have attracted the attention of governments around the world. At the castle where the medium is demonstrating his "gift," Sherlock finds a household in turmoil. Servants and some of the guests are frightened but who--or what?--has terrified them so much that nobody will speak out? Young Sherlock must bring all his powers of deduction to bear in unraveling his greatest mystery yet. Sherlock Holmes: Think you know him? Think again.
Download or read book Black Ice written by Andrew Lane and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2011-06-03 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Black Ice is the third in the Young Sherlock Holmes series in which the iconic detective is reimagined as a brilliant, troubled and engaging teenager – creating unputdownable detective adventures that remain true to the spirit of the original books. The year is 1868, and fourteen-year-old Sherlock Holmes faces his most baffling mystery yet. Mycroft, his older brother, has been found with a knife in his hand, locked in a room with a corpse. Only Sherlock believes that his brother is innocent. But can he prove it? In a chase that will take him to Moscow and back, Sherlock must discover who has framed Mycroft and why . . . before Mycroft swings at the gallows. Sherlock Holmes. Think you know him? Think again. Continue the investigative adventures with Andrew Lane's Fire Storm and Snake Bite.
Download or read book Sherlock Holmes The Legend Begins written by Andrew Lane and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR). This book was released on 2016-01-12 with total page 1924 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The year is 1868, and Sherlock Holmes is fourteen, but he's already solving some serious mysteries. In this thrilling mystery series, we witness Sherlock’s true education in detection, as he discovers the dastardly crimes of some brilliantly sinister villains. This ebook bundle includes all five books in the series: Death Cloud, Rebel Fire, Black Ice, Fire Storm, Snake Bite, & Knife Edge. "Purists will applaud." --The Wall Street Journal “A rollicking good read.” –Kirkus Reviews
Download or read book Night Break written by Andrew Lane and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2015-09-10 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Night Break is the eighth in the Young Sherlock Holmes series in which the iconic detective is reimagined as a brilliant, troubled and engaging teenager – creating unputdownable detective adventures that remain true to the spirit of the original books. 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! Another fast-paced, brilliantly plotted adventure in Andrew Lane's Young Sherlock series as the teenage Sherlock Holmes comes up against a fresh crop of sinister, clever crooks. Sherlock Holmes: think you know him? Think again.
Download or read book Eye of the Crow written by Shane Peacock and published by Tundra Books. This book was released on 2009-05-12 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sherlock Holmes, just thirteen, is a misfit. His highborn mother is the daughter of an aristocratic family, his father a poor Jew. Their marriage flouts tradition and makes them social pariahs in the London of the 1860s; and their son, Sherlock, bears the burden of their rebellion. Friendless, bullied at school, he belongs nowhere and has only his wits to help him make his way. But what wits they are! His keen powers of observation are already apparent, though he is still a boy. He loves to amuse himself by constructing histories from the smallest detail for everyone he meets. Partly for fun, he focuses his attention on a sensational murder to see if he can solve it. But his game turns deadly serious when he finds himself the accused — and in London, they hang boys of thirteen. Shane Peacock has created a boy who bears all the seeds of the character who has mesmerized millions: the relentless eye, the sense of justice, and the complex ego. The boy Sherlock Holmes is a fascinating character who is sure to become a fast favorite with young readers everywhere.
Download or read book The Italian Secretary written by Caleb Carr and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2006-05-02 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Legendary detective Sherlock Holmes finds himself on the trail of a murderer whose connections may run all the way up the social ladder to the royal family.
Download or read book The Adventure of the Dancing Men and Other Sherlock Holmes Stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-02-29 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Title story plus three others featuring the peerless sleuth and his faithful sidekick: "The Adventure of the Dying Detective," "The Musgrave Ritual" and "The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans."
Download or read book The Witches Little Sister written by Joanne Nelson and published by Superbooks. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The witches' little sister has a magic witches broom, but in the process of getting ready to fly to moon, she forgets everything including her broom, hat, cat, and light. The book is 8/12 x 11 with full page illustrations on the right hand page and text on the left with small illustrations above the text. The book appeals to ages 3 through 12 and to parents and grandparentss. The watercolor illustrations are original with great detail. Children enjoy the rhyming text and wonder what the little with will forget next. One adult reader said, "Oh, Harry Potter for little kids".
Download or read book Stone Cold written by Andrew Lane and published by Macmillan Children's Books. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stone Cold is the seventh in the Young Sherlock Holmes series in which the iconic detective is reimagined as a brilliant, troubled and engaging teenager - creating unputdownable detective adventures that remain true to the spirit of the original books. Following his last thrilling adventure Sherlock Holmes has been sent to live in Oxford to focus on his education. But something strange is happening in the university pathology labs. Body parts are being stolen from corpses and are being posted one by one to an address in London. What can these sinister goings-on mean, and what message is someone trying to send? In an attempt to find out, Sherlock follows the trail to a very sinister house deep in the countryside. Can he get to the bottom of another baffling mystery? Sherlock Holmes: think you know him? Think again. Continue the investigative adventures with Andrew Lane's Night Break.
Download or read book Sherlock Holmes Vs Dracula written by Loren D. Estleman and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The year is 1890. A ship is discovered adrift off the English coast, its crew missing, its murdered captain lashed to the wheel, and its only passenger is a sinister black dog. This impenetrable mystery is clearly a case for the inimitable Sherlock Holmes, but for the first time in his illustrious career the great detective is baffled. Clearly the crew have been murdered and dumped overboard, but what can account for the captain's expression of imponderable terror and his acute loss of blood, or the ship's strange cargo?fifty boxes of earth? The game is afoot, and Sherlock Holmes, aided as ever by the faithful Dr. Watson, finds himself on the trail of no mortal enemy, but the arch-vampire himself?Count Dracula ... From the impalement of the "Bloofer Lady" to the abduction of Watson's beloved wife, Mary, from the death of a harmless prostitute to a terrifying conclusion on a lonely beach, this unique case is at once a glorious celebration of two of the most famous literary genres, a riveting thriller with sensational climaxes, and a tale guaranteed to delight all Holmes and Dracula lovers everywhere.
Download or read book Sherlock Holmes written by George Mann and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When one of the Maugham family meets an untimely death, it seems almost impossible to work out who the murderer might be, until a distant relative of the family comes to light. With the arrival of Hans Gerber, the case becomes even more confusing, and Holmes must use every ounce of his skill to unravel this dastardly plot.
Download or read book The Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes written by John Lennon and published by Citadel Press. This book was released on 1991-05-01 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gathers Sherlock Holmes stories by Poul Anderson, Anthony Boucher, John Dickson Carr, Philip Jose Farmer, H.R.F. Keating, Stephen Leacock, John Lennon, and P.G. Wodehouse
Download or read book Merlin The Legend Begins written by R.A. Jones and published by Caliber Comics. This book was released on 2019-09-17 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before there was King Arthur, Camelot, and the Knights of the Round Table, there was Merlin. In the year 410 A.D., a divided and decaying Rome calls the last of her occupying forces from the island of Britain. With the Roman legions gone, British warlords and foreign invaders alike begin to battle for control of the small isle. In the region known today as Wales, one warlord at last gains enough prominence to take the title “King”. His name is Vortigern. It is the tenth year of his reign, 435 A.D., and that is where our story begins... Collects issues 1-6.
Download or read book Merlin The Legend Begins 2 written by R.A. Jones and published by Caliber Comics. This book was released on 2019-09-17 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before there was King Arthur, Camelot, and the Knights of the Round Table, there was Merlin. In the year 410 A.D., a divided and decaying Rome calls the last of her occupying forces from the island of Britain. With the Roman legions gone, British warlords and foreign invaders alike begin to battle for control of the small isle. In the region known today as Wales, one warlord at last gains enough prominence to take the title “King”. His name is Vortigern. It is the tenth year of his reign, 435 A.D., and that is where our story begins... THIS ISSUE: “POET OF PAIN” – A young Merlin, while out on a hunt, comes face to face with a wild boar that leads to an unlikely outcome. His later premonition about a dangerous bridge is proven true when it collapses, killing two men. Now Vortigern’s men are beginning to wonder if Merlin is blessed by the hand of God...or something else.
Download or read book Merlin The Legend Begins 4 written by R.A. Jones and published by Caliber Comics. This book was released on 2019-09-17 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before there was King Arthur, Camelot, and the Knights of the Round Table, there was Merlin. In the year 410 A.D., a divided and decaying Rome calls the last of her occupying forces from the island of Britain. With the Roman legions gone, British warlords and foreign invaders alike begin to battle for control of the small isle. In the region known today as Wales, one warlord at last gains enough prominence to take the title “King”. His name is Vortigern. It is the tenth year of his reign, 435 A.D., and that is where our story begins... THIS ISSUE: “BELLE DU LAC” – Learns all he can of Ninevah’s magic, Merlin leaves her to become a physician in a small village. There his friend Hagus find him and asks for him to return to the castle – and his long lost love Millicynthe who is still in residence at the castle but now married to the Lord Aurelius. Attempting to avoid her he is visited by the mysterious and seductive Cinobar.
