Sherlock Holmes, now nearly seventeen years old, is feeling despondent. Both his father and his mentor have passed, Irene Doyle has moved to America, and even his once-admirer Beatrice has found another suitor. But Sherlock’s brother, Mycroft, has information to rouse him. Malefactor, Sherlock’s nemesis, has a plot to infiltrate the British Government and gain […]
Sherlock Holmes and Irene Doyle are celebrating her sixteenth birthday at the Egyptian Hall. Alastair Hemsworth produces a dragon onstage, an illusion that makes him the talk of London. Hemsworth even overshadows his rival, The Wizard of Nottingham. After the show, Sherlock and Irene head backstage to meet Hemsworth. Instead, they find Inspector Lestrade and
In 1868, Benjamin Disraeli becomes Prime Minister, and Sherlock Holmes gets a late-night knock on his door. It’s Beatrice, Sherlock’s poor but beautiful admirer. Beatrice is terrified because she and her friends were attacked by Spring-Heeled Jack, who kidnapped one of her friends. Initially, Sherlock is suspicious. He thinks Beatrice just wants his attention, and
Sherlock Holmes finds himself on the case yet again when a wealthy young girl goes missing in Hyde Park. Sherlock must race against time to save an innocent boy and solve the mystery of the vanishing girl. Can Sherlock’s powers of deduction help him solve the case in time? Or will his eagerness to repair
Following the harrowing events of the brutal East End murder, Sherlock Holmes decides to dedicate his life to solving crime. Unfortunately, he doesn’t have to wait long for another case to fall into his lap. While visiting his father at the spectacular Crystal Palace, Sherlock takes in a trapeze act. But when the star falls
Thirteen-year-old Sherlock Holmes is a misfit. The child of a wealthy white mother and poor Jewish father, who are disowned by their families when they elope and marry, Sherlock, though intellectually gifted, grows up impoverished, a target for racist attacks and bullying, and yearns for respect, and justice for everyone regardless of race, color or
“The Dark Missions of Edgar Brim” is the first book of a dramatic Gothic horror trilogy. Set in the late Victorian era, the story exists among its haunted country manor houses, dim London streets and the desolate Scottish moors. The trilogy tells the story of Edgar Brim, who at age sixteen, is battling debilitating inner
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“Demon” concludes The Dark Missions of Edgar Brim trilogy. Edgar and his group of friends find themselves in a confrontation with the most frightening monster of all … but is this demon roaming the streets of London in murderous pursuit of Edgar and his friends, or does it reside in their minds?
“Monster” is the second book in the Edgar Brim series, in which Edgar and his friends encounter their next foe. When they find their mentor murdered, Edgar’s crew go into hiding for their safety. But they find themselves facing a terrifying being that they begin to believe once made an appearance in a famous Mary
With Unusual Heroes, bestselling children’s author and storyteller Shane Peacock offers an informative and entertaining collection of short biographies of Canada’s most important and influential public figures. In an accessible, entertaining and humorous style, Peacock describes our leaders’ youthful foibles, their experiences as politicians, and the legacies they leave behind. The result is a series
