SYNOPSIS:
Kidnapped and taken to China, teenage Sherlock finds himself plunged into the heart of a deadly mystery. How can three men be bitten by the same poisonous snake in different parts of Shanghai? Who wants them dead, and why? The answers seem to lie in a message hidden in a diagram that looks like a spider’s web. But solving one puzzle only leads to an even more urgent question: What has all this got to do with a plot to blow up an American warship? To unravel the strands that entangle him, Sherlock must brave terrors greater than any he has faced before.
WHY SHOULD YOU CHECK IT OUT?
The fifth installment of THE LEGEND BEGINS series centering on Young Sherlock, this one seems to take a few notes from the Conan Doyle classic “The Speckled Band” and runs off to adventure from there around Shanghai. It’s a good time to be a Sherlock book, what with the BBC show of the same name reaching new heights of fandom for the clever, emotionally-distant detective.
Awash in toxic greens and yellow, this cover is definitely looking to appeal to those who love a globe-trotting story. Burning pirate ships, black cobras, and the classical Chinese storied buildings all circle around our hero Mr. Holmes in a historical mystery. Set in the beautiful East, here’s hoping that the cultures are respectfully portrayed on the pages!
Andrew ‘Andy’ Lane is the author of nearly twenty books, including novels in the Doctor Who and Torchwood universe. He has also written for the Radio Times and its US equivalent, TV Guide. Andrew lives in Dorset with his wife, his son and a vast collection of Sherlock Holmes books, purchased over the past twenty years. Find out more about Andrew’s series at www.YoungSherlock.com!
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NECESSARY DETAILS
YA Mystery
Hardcover & ebook, 304 pages
Published on October 21st 2014 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux Books for Young Readers (ISBN 0374370907)
http://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374370909
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