Death Cloud

Death Cloud by Andy Lane

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


I couldn't help but think of a young Robert Downey Jr. as the lead character in this story of young Sherlock Holmes, although the cover suggests a character looking more like Justin Bieber.  Young Sherlock is fourteen in this story and has been sent to live with his uncle during the summer holiday.  The reader gets a look at Sherlock developing his deductive prowess as he tries to uncover the cause of two local deaths that appear to be caused by the plague.  He and his new friend, Matty, and his tutor Amyus Crowe soon discover the cause to be killer bees. Sherlock's skills are developed as he tries to find the perpetrator and motive for the crime. The book should be a hit with middle schoolers who enjoy action, adventure stories.



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