Death in the Air

After the harrowing experience of losing his mother while solving a brutal murder in London's East End, young Sherlock Holmes commits himself to fighting crime ... and is soon involved in another case. While visiting his father at the magnificent Crystal Palace, Sherlock stops to watch a remarkable and dangerous trapeze performance high above, framed by the stunning glass ceiling of the legendary building. Suddenly, the troupe's star is dropping, screaming and flailing, toward the floor. He lands with a sickening thud just a few feet away, and rolls up almost onto the boy's boots. Unconscious and bleeding profusely, his body is grotesquely twisted. In the mayhem that follows, Sherlock notices something that no one else sees -- something is amiss with the trapeze bar! He knows that foul play is afoot. What he doesn't know is that his discovery will put him on a frightening, twisted trail that leads to an entire gang of notorious criminals. Wrapped in the fascinating world of Victorian entertainment, its dangerous performances, and London's dark underworld, Death in the Air raises The Boy Sherlock Holmes to a whole new level.

Be sure not to miss Eye of the Crow, The Boy Sherlock Holmes, His First Case.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Tundra Books (NY)
Published: 04/08/2008
ISBN: 9780887768514
Pages: 264
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.04h x 5.66w x 0.90d
Award: Manitoba Young Readers Choice Award - Nominee

Review Citations: School Library Journal 07/01/2008 pg. 106
Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2008 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2008 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Hornbook Guide to Children 10/01/2008 pg. 352 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 123263 / Death in the Air
Reading Level: 6.2 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 10