The Boy Sherlock Holmes

First edition of The Eye of the Crow, the first book in the series

The Boy Sherlock Holmes series of novels, by Shane Peacock, are the childhood exploits of the famous fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. All are published by Tundra Books simultaneously in Canada and the U.S. (and appear in other countries and languages, including China, France, Vietnamese, Indonesia, and Spain).

## Contents

* 1 Books in the series
* 2 Reception
* 3 See also
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## Books in the series[edit]

* Eye of the Crow (2007) : 13-year-old Sherlock tries to solve a murder of a London woman. His involvement may have worse consequences than thought.
* Death in the Air (2008) : Sherlock witnesses a famous trapeze artist's "accidental" death. His rivalry with Malefactor become more personal. His persistence in the case leads to shocking dangers and embarrassments.
* Vanishing Girl (2010) : A well-to-do London girl vanishes. When she re-appears unharmed, Sherlock senses foul play. Is there a connection with the deserted mansion where exotic animals lurk?
* Secret Fiend (2010) : When Sherlock's childhood playmate claims she saw a long dead London terrorist, he starts investigating. Close friends become suspects. A young orphan boy may have a shocking connection to the Doyle family.
* Dragon Turn (2011) : Sherlock and Irene watch a magician be arrested for murder. Sherlock has doubts about the suspect. The murder weapon may turn out to be a rare unknown species of...Dragon? Sherlock has his doubts.
* Becoming Holmes (2012) : Sherlock's enemies are spinning a web of lies.

## Reception[edit]

Eye of the Crow was selected as a Booklist "Top Ten in Young Mysteries"[1] and was a winner of the Arthur Ellis Award for Juvenile Crime Fiction.[1]

School Library Journal called the series "spellbinding"[2] and stated that "Younger YAs will be captivated by Shane Peacock’s The Boy Sherlock Holmes, a series of novels".[3]

All have won Junior Library Guild of America Premier Selection Awards.[4] The series as a whole has garnered more than 40 awards, nominations, and honors.[5]

## See also[edit]

* Novels portal

* The Enola Holmes Mysteries
* Young Sherlock Holmes (books)
* Young Sherlock Holmes

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Eye of the Crow: The Boy Sherlock Holmes, His First Case". Tundra Books. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
2. ^ "The Game Is Afoot". School Library Journal. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
3. ^ "A Hard-Hitting Holmes". School Library Journal. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
4. ^ Junior Library Guild of America Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine
5. ^ Shane Peacock website Archived 2010-04-25 at the Wayback Machine

## External links[edit]

* Author's Website
* Official site of The Boy Sherlock Holmes series
* Publisher's Website

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Pastiches of Sherlock Holmes

The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes (1954)
by Adrian Conan Doyle
and John Dickson Carr|

* "The Adventure of the Seven Clocks" (1952)
* "The Adventure of the Gold Hunter" (1953)
* "The Adventure of the Wax Gamblers" (1953)
* "The Adventure of the Highgate Miracle" (1953)
* "The Adventure of the Black Baronet" (1953)
* "The Adventure of the Sealed Room" (1953)
* "The Adventure of Foulkes Rath" (1953)
* "The Adventure of the Abbas Ruby" (1953)
* "The Adventure of the Dark Angels" (1953)
* "The Adventure of the Two Women" (1953)
* "The Adventure of the Deptford Horror" (1953)
* "The Adventure of the Red Widow" (1953)

by Nicholas Meyer|

* The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1974)
* The West End Horror (1976)
* The Canary Trainer (1993)
* The Adventure of the Peculiar Protocols (2019)
* The Return of the Pharaoh (2021)

by Loren D. Estleman|

* Sherlock Holmes vs. Dracula (1978)
* Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Holmes (1979)
* The Perils of Sherlock Holmes (2012)

by Michael Hardwick|

* The Prisoner of the Devil (1979)
* The Revenge of the Hound (1987)

by David Stuart Davies|

* Sherlock Holmes and the Hentzau Affair (1991)
* The Tangled Skein (1995)
* The Scroll of the Dead (1998)
* Shadow of the Rat (1999)
* The Veiled Detective (2004)
* The Devil's Promise (2014)
* The Ripper Legacy (2016)

by Barrie Roberts|

* Sherlock Holmes and the Railway Maniac (1994)
* Sherlock Holmes and the Man from Hell (1997)

Mary Russell series
by Laurie R. King|

* The Beekeeper's Apprentice (1994)
* A Monstrous Regiment of Women (1995)
* A Letter of Mary (1997)
* The Moor (1998)
* O Jerusalem (1999)
* Justice Hall (2002)
* The Game (2004)
* Locked Rooms (2005)
* The Language of Bees (2009)
* The God of the Hive (2010)
* Pirate King (2011)
* Garment of Shadows (2012)
* Dreaming Spies (2015)
* The Murder of Mary Russell (2016)
* Island of the Mad (2018)

by Donald Serrell Thomas|

* The Secret Cases of Sherlock Holmes (1997)
* Sherlock Holmes and the Running Noose (2001)
* The Execution of Sherlock Holmes (2007)
* Sherlock Holmes and the King's Evil (2009)
* Sherlock Holmes and the Ghosts of Bly (2010)
* The Lost Casebooks of Sherlock Holmes (2012)
* Death on a Pale Horse: Sherlock Holmes on Her Majesty's Secret Service (2013)

by Lyndsay Faye|

* Dust and Shadow: An Account of the Ripper Killings by Dr. John H. Watson (2009)
* The Whole Art of Detection: Lost Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes (2017)

Young Sherlock Holmes
by Andy Lane|

* Death Cloud (2010)
* Red Leech (2010)
* Black Ice (2011)
* Fire Storm (2011)
* Snake Bite (2012)
* Knife Edge (2013)
* Stone Cold (2014)
* Night Break (2015)

by Guy Adams|

* The Breath of God (2011)
* The Army of Dr. Moreau (2012)

by Anthony Horowitz|

* The House of Silk (2011)
* Moriarty (2014)

by Kim Newman|

* Moriarty: The Hound of the D'Urbervilles (2011)
* The Man From The Diogenes Club (2017)

by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
and Anna Waterhouse|

* Mycroft Holmes (2015)
* Mycroft and Sherlock (2018)
* Mycroft and Sherlock: The Empty Birdcage (2019)

by James Lovegrove|

* The Stuff of Nightmares (2013)
* Gods of War (2014)
* The Thinking Engine (2015)
* The Labyrinth of Death (2017)
* The Devil's Dust (2018)
* Sherlock Holmes and the Shadwell Shadows (2016)
* Sherlock Holmes and the Miskatonic Monstrosities (2017)
* Sherlock Holmes and the Sussex Sea-Devils (2018)
* Sherlock Holmes and the Christmas Demon (2019)
* Sherlock Holmes and the Beast of the Stapletons (2020)
* Sherlock Holmes & The Three Winter Terrors (2021)

by Cavan Scott|

* Sherlock Holmes: The Patchwork Devil (2016)
* Sherlock Holmes: Cry of the Innocents (2017)

The Lady Sherlock Series
by Sherry Thomas|

* A Study in Scarlet Women (2016)
* A Conspiracy in Belgravia (2017)
* The Hollow of Fear (2018)

Sherlock Holmes in Minnesota
by Larry Millett|

* Sherlock Holmes and the Red Demon (1996)
* Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace Murders (1998)
* Sherlock Holmes and the Rune Stone Mystery (1999)
* Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Alliance (2001)
* The Disappearance of Sherlock Holmes (2012)
* Sherlock Holmes and the Eisendorf Enigma (2017)

Other works|

| Novels|

* The Pursuit of the House-Boat (1897)
* A Double Barrelled Detective Story (1902)
* Sherlock Holmes of Baker Street (1962)
* The Ultimate Crime (1976)
* The Last Sherlock Holmes Story (1978)
* The Whitechapel Horrors (1992)
* All-Consuming Fire (1994)
* The Strange Case of Mrs. Hudson's Cat (1997)
* The Mandala of Sherlock Holmes (1999)
* Shadows Over Baker Street (2003)
* Sherlock Holmes: The Way of All Flesh (2004)
* The Final Solution (2004)
* A Slight Trick of the Mind (2005)
* The Italian Secretary (2005)
* Erasing Sherlock (2006)
* Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (2006)
* Sherlock Holmes Was Wrong (2007)
* The Shadow of Reichenbach Falls (2008)
* Dead Man's Land (2013)
* The Albino's Treasure (2015)
* Sherlock Holmes and the Servants of Hell (2016)
* The Counterfeit Detective (2017)

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Short stories|

* "The Doctor's Case" (1987)
* "A Study in Emerald" (2003)

Novel series|

* The Enola Holmes Mysteries (2006-10)
* The Boy Sherlock Holmes (2007-12)
* Gaslight series (2008-18)

Parody|

* Everybody's Favorite Duck (1988)
* The Adventure of the Peerless Peer (1974)
* The Fossil Island (1951)
* Lizzie Newton: Victorian Mysteries (2011 – 2013)
* Sherlock Bones (2011 – 2012)
* Solar Pons
* Stoker and Holmes (2013 - 2017)

Related|

* 221B Baker Street (board game)
* Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective

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