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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,... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Sherlock Holmes: The young protagonist sets out to solve a murder.
- Rose Sherrinford Holmes: Sherlock's mother, a wonderful singer born to wealth who threw it all away to marry for love.
- Wilberforce Holmes: Genius whose Jewish blood and unwise marriage doom him to poverty.
- Malefactor: Leader of the Irregulars, a young criminal mastermind and Sherlock's counterpart.
- Irene Doyle: An idealistic young lady.
- Andrew C. Doyle: Irene's kind father.
- Mohammad Adalji: Young man falsely accused of murder.
- Inspector Lestrade: Scotland Yard detective.
- Dupin: Sherlock's newspaper-hoarding friend.
First Sentence edit
Murder came in darkness.
Table of Contents edit
1. The Unusual Boy
2. A Dark Past
3. Omens From The Sky
4. The Murderer
5. Violin Land
6. First Clue
7. Mohammad's Story
8. The Unusual Girl
9. Escape
10. In Disguise
11. Home Robbery
12. All That Glitters
13. Seeing Evil
14. Lillie And Mr. Lear
15. A Dangerous Move
16. The Devil's Carriage
17, New Morning
18. The Wild Side
19. The Eyes of Mayfair
20. Criminal Acts
21. Death
22. Sherlock Holmes
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 6 in The Boy Sherlock Holmes. (standard series)
Followed by Death in the Air.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Shane Peacock (Author)
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Page Count: 264
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Awards edit
- Arthur Ellis Award (2008: Juvenile Crime Fiction)
- IODE Book Award
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