If this is supposed to be a portrayal of sherlock holmes as a young teenager, it really doesnt feel like it. 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. Sherlock holmes is a teenager and it shows his life before he becomes a famous detective. Browse books in the young sherlock holmes series on. Not suitable for children under 11 years of age the year is 1868, and sherlock holmes is fourteen. 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.
The first book in the series entitled young sherlock holmes is known as death cloud. As a teenager, this version of sherlock was not as i expected. He has also written numerous spinoff novels based on the bbc scifi television series doctor who, as well as definitive guides to baby. Compelling and gripping story about the adventures of sherlock holmes as a fourteenyearold boy. Andrew lane, dan stevens, pan macmillan publisher ltd. Sherlock 14 finds the house empty, his tutor crowe want to read. The american war between the states is recently over and young sherlock, in england, doesnt think that the assassination of president lincoln has anything to do with him. Sherlock has nearly found his way back to england after his adventures in the far east, but before he gets home, he has to stop over a little longer that he intended in ireland to help his brother mycroft investigate the strange case of a man who claims he can talk to the dead. Bedlam is andrew lanes short read in which the iconic detective is reimagined as a brilliant, troubled and engaging teenager sherlock has been incarcerated in the bethlehem hospital bedlam where victorian londons most unfortunate citizens are locked away in squalor, cruelty and hopelessness. The first book in a series of mystery adventures featuring a teenage sherlock and endorsed by the conan doyle estate, now with a new cover lookthe year is 1868, and sherlock holmes is fourteen.
Death cloud is the first of six amazing books in a series. One of those unputdownable books that you have to finish in one sitting. Death cloud by andrew lane overdrive rakuten overdrive. Andrew lane thought of writing a series where the character of sherlock holmes is depicted when he was a young adolescent. Iq has never been more successful, or felt more alone. 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. Young sherlock holmes 1985 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Young sherlock holmesseries overdrive rakuten overdrive. Andrew lane is the author of the young sherlock holmes series of young adult novels, starting with death cloud. As the title suggests, it follows the fourteenyearold sherlock holmes in a time before he met john watson.
This is a reference to one of the contradictions in the original sir arthur conan doyle stories. Death cloud by andrew laneaudiobook excerpt youtube. Feb 18, 2015 first published in 2010, young sherlock holmes. The first book in the young sherlock holmes series death cloud was published in. Young sherlock holmes has 53 entries in the series. 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. Listen to this audiobook excerpt from andrew lanes young adult mystery novel death cloud, the first volume of the series sherlock holmes. While specifics of the new film arent known, jude law dropped some potential sherlock holmes 3 plot details. Sep 01, 20 the latest installment in the young sherlock holmes series by andrew lane does not disappoint. See more ideas about debbie macomber, debbie macomber book, cedar cove. Full text of erna weill collection internet archive. Book 2 the second book in a series that will, at the moment, only be coming out in germany. Jun 19, 2014 andrew lane is an author, journalist and lifelong sherlock holmes fan.
I so much enjoyed the sherlock holmes novels written by arthur conan doyle that i thought i would give andrew lane s younger version a try. Download and keep this book for free with a 30 day trial. Islands of ignorance an ebook anthology of a whole load of lovecraftian short stories im slowly writing secret project t an audio series that i cant talk about yet. After young sherlock holmes series, andrew did another series called lost worlds which also got some attention. Snake bite after returning from an adventure in scotland, taking down a psychopath, sherlock is kidnapped by old enemies, the paradol chamber, and taken. 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. 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. Discover more authors youll love listening to on audible. Young sherlock death cloud by andrew lane book show23125814deat. Knife edge is the sixth in the young sherlock holmes series in which the iconic detective is reimagined as a brilliant, troubled and engaging teenager creating.
The holmes family seems to be falling apart, and not even brother mycroft can keep it together. Andrew lane s 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. 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. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. As he his sixteen, sherlock must start thinking about. He has written novels in the virgin new adventures range and audio dramas for big finish based on the bbc science fiction television series doctor who. Stone cold after returning from the misadventure in ireland, sherlock and mycroft return to london. Sherlock s brother mycroft hires for sherlock an american tutor during the holiday. In this new anthology, neil gaiman pierces the veil of re. This young sherlock holmes series tries to explore the early life of sherlock holmes. 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.
Jan, feb, march, april, may, june finish reading the entire bible done. Amyus crowe is assigned by older brother mycroft to be sherlocks tutor. He has written novels in the virgin new adventures range and audio dramas. An unofficial guide to the worlds greatest secret agent. His life is that of a perfectly ordinary army officers son. Young sherlock holmes 6 books collection set andrew lane.
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. In most of the stories, watsons first name is john, but in one. Law says, as always, the essence of the story is their codependency. 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 grommit films, and is the author of the bond files. Perhaps i was leaning too much on the adult character, but i thought young sherlock would be a boy genius. 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.
Young sherlock holmes 8 books collection set by andrew lane. At around nine minutes when young sherlock holmes nicholas rowe and john watson alan cox first meet, holmes incorrectly guesses that watsons first initial stands for james. Andrew lane is an author, journalist and lifelong sherlock holmes fan. Full text of erna weill collection see other formats. See more ideas about cedar cove, debbie macomber and bruce boxleitner. But with lanes books, its obvious that he has taken great pains to preserve. But before he became the great detective, who was young sherlock holmes. Young sherlock holmes series by andy lane goodreads. Andrew has a wife and a son and lives in dorset, england. Andrew lane has, with the permission of the conan doyle estate, come up with a surefire. Young sherlock holmes also known with the title card name of young sherlock holmes and the pyramid of fear is a 1985 american mystery adventure film directed by barry levinson and written by chris columbus, based on the characters created by sir arthur conan doyle.
A series of highprofile wins in his hometown have made him so notorious that he cant. Death cloud is the first novel in a at this point in time seven book series written by british author andrew lane. As an alternative, the kindle ebook is available now and can be read on any device with the free kindle app. Mycroft, his older brother, has been found with a knife in his hand, locked in a room with a corpse. Andrew lane has been careful to honor arthur conan doyles vision and i could. Young sherlock holmes 6 books collection set andrew lane andrew lane on. The year is 1868, and fourteenyearold sherlock holmes faces his most baffling mystery yet. Benjy randall, age 10 a great all round adventure book, with lots of action. 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. But his american tutor, amyus crowe, is american and apparently somehow john wilkes booth, lincolns assassin is in england. This book is the fifth book in the series, and despite a rather shaky start they are proving themselves to be swashbuckling adventures with plenty of local colour, plus sherlock s trademark gift for analysis. 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.