Young Sherlock Holmes: Black Ice
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Young Sherlock Holmes: 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. It was written by Andy Lane
and released in the UK
on 3 June 2011 by Macmillan Books. It follows on from Young Sherlock Holmes: Red Leech
and Young Sherlock Holmes: Death Cloud
.
The pair split up and Sherlock locates the right printer which leads him to a bouncer in a local tavern. Sherlock tails the bouncer, but the bouncer manages to turn the tables on him, and chases Sherlock into the sewers inhabited by London's abandoned and feral children. Sherlock has to run for his life to escape them, and ends up at the London Necropolis Railway
.
Sherlock and Amyus meet up again and have dangerous encounter with a bird of prey in an animal museum. From there it becomes evident that events occurring in Russia may be linked to Mycroft's frame-up. Sherlock joins a traveling theatre troupe accompanied by Rufus Stone to Russia to uncover the truth.
Young Sherlock Holmes (books)
Young Sherlock Holmes is a series of young adult Thriller novels by Andy Lane featuring Arthur Conan Doyle's detective Sherlock Holmes as a teenager in the 1860s-Books in the series:...
that depicts Arthur Conan Doyle
Arthur Conan Doyle
Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle DL was a Scottish physician and writer, most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, generally considered a milestone in the field of crime fiction, and for the adventures of Professor Challenger...
's detective Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective created by Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The fantastic London-based "consulting detective", Holmes is famous for his astute logical reasoning, his ability to take almost any disguise, and his use of forensic science skills to solve...
as a teenager in the 1860s. It was written by Andy Lane
Andy Lane
Andrew Lane , who also writes as Andy Lane, is a British author and journalist. He has written a number of spin-off novels in the Virgin New Adventures range and audio dramas for Big Finish based on the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who , as well as assorted non fiction books based...
and released in the UK
United Kingdom
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on 3 June 2011 by Macmillan Books. It follows on from Young Sherlock Holmes: Red Leech
Red Leech
Young Sherlock Holmes: Red Leech is the second novel in the Young Sherlock Holmes series that depicts Arthur Conan Doyle's detective Sherlock Holmes as a teenager in the 1860s. It was written by Andy Lane and released in the UK on 5 November 2010 by Macmillan Books...
and Young Sherlock Holmes: Death Cloud
Death Cloud
Young Sherlock Holmes: Death Cloud is the first novel in the Young Sherlock Holmes series that depicts Arthur Conan Doyle's detective Sherlock Holmes as a teenager in the 1860s...
.
Plot summary
Mycroft Holmes invites Sherlock and his tutor, Amyus Crowe, to London for a visit. When they arrive at the Diogenes Club they find Mycroft holding a dagger over a dead body. The police arrive soon and arrest Mycroft, leaving Sherlock and Amyus to prove his innocence. They find some clues at the murder scene; a business card, a small bottle with a clear liquid in it, and a small wooden case. They determine that the business card is freshly printed and look for printers around London who might have created it.The pair split up and Sherlock locates the right printer which leads him to a bouncer in a local tavern. Sherlock tails the bouncer, but the bouncer manages to turn the tables on him, and chases Sherlock into the sewers inhabited by London's abandoned and feral children. Sherlock has to run for his life to escape them, and ends up at the London Necropolis Railway
London Necropolis Railway
The London Necropolis Railway was a railway line opened in November 1854 by the London Necropolis Company , to carry cadavers and mourners between London and the LNC's newly opened Brookwood Cemetery southwest of London in Brookwood, Surrey...
.
Sherlock and Amyus meet up again and have dangerous encounter with a bird of prey in an animal museum. From there it becomes evident that events occurring in Russia may be linked to Mycroft's frame-up. Sherlock joins a traveling theatre troupe accompanied by Rufus Stone to Russia to uncover the truth.