Young sherlock holmes is a series of young adult thriller novels by british author andrew lane featuring arthur conan doyles detective sherlock holmes as a teenager in the 1860s and 70s that is faced with numerous mysteries, crimes and adventures throughout the series. Young sherlock holmes has 53 entries in the series. Crowe and his daughter virginia is kidnapped by a unknown. Young sherlock holmes 7 stone cold by andrew lane hardback. In the year 2010, there was a need for a series which would inspire teens and would bridge the gap between hardy boys and sherlock holmes. Before moriarty and before benedict cumberbatch, 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 worlds most. Benjy randall, age 10 a great all round adventure book, with lots of action. Sherlock 14 finds the house empty, his tutor crowe want to read. See the complete young sherlock holmes series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Black ice is the third novel in the young sherlock holmes series that depicts arthur conan doyle s detective sherlock holmes as a teenager in the 1860s. As the title suggests, it follows the fourteenyearold sherlock holmes in a. Andrew is very busy promoting the book at the moment but kindly took time out to answer my rather long list of questions. His 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 worlds most famous detective as a teenage boy.
Stone cold young sherlock holmes book 7 kindle edition by. Young sherlock holmes is a series of young adult thriller novels by british author andrew lane featuring arthur conan doyle s detective sherlock holmes as a teenager in the 1860s and 70s that is faced with numerous mysteries, crimes and adventures throughout the series. Jun 02, 2010 interview with andrew lane author of young sherlock holmes. It was written by andrew lane and released in the united kingdom on 3 june 2011 by macmillan books. As the title suggests, it follows the fourteenyearold sherlock holmes in a time before he met john watson. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. I recently read another novel for young adults in which the main characters seemed simultaneously completely inattentive to the world around her, and yet also able to consistently make the right decisions, almost as if by magic. Andrew lane is an author, journalist and lifelong sherlock holmes fan. Sherlock is about to brave terrors greater than any he has faced before. Book 2 the second book in a series that will, at the moment, only be coming out in germany.
This young sherlock holmes series tries to explore the early life of sherlock holmes. The answer will rock the world, and tear the holmes family apart. Young sherlock death cloud by andrew lane book show23125814deat. Stone cold young sherlock holmes book 7 kindle edition.
Young sherlock holmes 1spl by lane andrew book the fast for. Andrew lanes fourth actionfilled puzzler for teen sherlock plunges the young detective into a fight for his life as he battles to discover what has happened to his missing friends 5 out of 5 stars. John the beheaded as a meeting place for the worlds of sherlock holmes and doctor who. Andrew lane has been chosen by the conan doyle estate to write the most authentic possible origin story, but comes up short in my opinion at capturing the essence of sherlock. Sherlock is a 14 year old boy who has solved a number of crimes. They are wellwritten, full of great descriptions and lots of adventures. The silent corner by dean koontz first in a new horrorthriller series by one of the masters of the genre new cthulhu. The first book in the series entitled young sherlock holmes is known as death cloud. Andrew lane the author of the bestselling young sherlock holmes books will be giving a talk to young people at dorchester library on thursday 15th august at. Young sherlock holmes fire storm andrew lane 338 pages this book is the forth book in the young sherlock holmes series. It is the seventh book in the young sherlock holmes mystery series. Sherlock s mother has died, his father has disappeared in india and his sister is acting strangely. Stone cold is a book by andrew lane and was published in 2014. I raced through the latest, snake bite, in a single sitting, and yet again i was left wanting more and more, and this may even be my favourite of the series so far.
The first book in the young sherlock holmes series death cloud was published in. Crack the case with the worlds most famous detective. The holmes family seems to be falling apart, and not even brother mycroft can keep it together. Death cloud is the first novel in a at this point in time seven book series written by british author andrew lane. Death cloud young sherlock holmes paperback 19 jun. Stone cold young sherlock holmes, book 7 by andrew lane. After young sherlock holmes series, andrew did another series called lost worlds which also got some attention.
Feb 18, 2015 first published in 2010, young sherlock holmes. Five books in and andrew lanes young sherlock holmes books just seem to get better and better. Andrew lane is the author of the young sherlock holmes series of young adult novels, starting with death cloud. Lane had already shown an extensive knowledge of the holmes character and continuity in his virgin books novel allconsuming fire in which he created the library of st. Andrew lane came to edinburgh to do two young sherlock events on tuesday 28th september 2010. Andrew lane thought of writing a series where the character of sherlock holmes is depicted when he was a young adolescent.
Andrew lane born 17 april 1963, as andy lane, is a british author and journalist best known for the young sherlock holmes series of young adult novels. Kiernan and steve duffy an anthology of excellent new lovecraftian fiction. But before he became the great detective, who was young sherlock holmes. Another fastpaced, brilliantly plotted adventure in andrew lanes young sherlock series as the teenage sherlock holmes investigates a new crime and comes up against a fresh crop of sinister, clever crooks. Five books in and andrew lane s young sherlock holmes books just seem to get better and better. Death cloud is the first of six amazing books in a series. Im still positive about this series written by andrew lane this is the 7th book, and theres only one left before the series ends, and i already know i shall probably regret the series because these adventures of the young sherlock holmes are nicely written, maybe with some slight anachronism, but i couldnt care less i like them. Stone cold young sherlock holmes lane, andrew paperback september 26, 2014 4. Sherlocks mother has died, his father has disappeared in india and his sister is acting strangely. Young sherlock holmes series by andy lane goodreads. Sherlock holmes is fourteenyearold and mycroft, his older brother, has been found in. It was written by andrew lane and released in the uk on june 4, 2010 by macmillan books. Nov 14, 2012 sherlock is about to brave terrors greater than any he has faced before. The young sherlock holmes book series by andy lane includes books death cloud, red leech, black ice, and several more.
Stone cold after returning from the misadventure in ireland, sherlock and mycroft return to london. Jun 19, 2014 andrew lane is an author, journalist and lifelong sherlock holmes fan. Andrew has a wife and a son and lives in dorset, england. The disappearance of alistair ainsworth the daughter of sherlock holmes mysteries, book 3 ebooks. That said, for young readers who can cope with whats a surprising level of violence at times, this is an entertaining enough thriller apart from the overthetop ending. Product description it is the summer of 1868, and sherlock holmes is fourteen. Sep 29, 2010 andrew lane came to edinburgh to do two young sherlock events on tuesday 28th september 2010. Young sherlock holmes is a series of young adult thriller novels by british author andrew lane featuring arthur conan doyles detective sherlock holmes as a. He has also written numerous spinoff novels based on the bbc scifi television series doctor who, as well as definitive guides to babylon 5 and the wallace and gromit films, and is the author of the bond files. Sherlock holmes is a teenager and it shows his life before he becomes a famous detective. The whole book doesnt feel like a sherlock holmes mystery but rather a kind of victorian alex rider as it comes across as something similar to the teenage spy book. Andrews 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 worlds most famous detective in this. Sherlock holmes is sent to live in oxford and focus on his education. Whats the word isb 7 sherlock holmes protagonist and.
Before moriarty and before benedict cumberbatch, andrews 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. Andrew lane author andrew lane has written more than 30 books in various genres fiction and nonfiction, adult and young adult, crime and science fiction. The latest installment in the young sherlock holmes series by andrew lane does not disappoint. Young sherlock holmesseries overdrive rakuten overdrive. The year is 1868, and fourteenyearold sherlock holmes faces his most baffling mystery yet. Before moriarty and before benedict cumberbatch, andrews 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 worlds most. I am always wary of people who have written about a part of sherlock holmes life that was not detailed by the original author, sir arthur conan doyle. The first book in a series of mystery adventures featuring a teenage sherlock and endorsed by the conan doyle estate.
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