The Secret Fiend: The Boy Sherlock Holmes, His Fourth Case

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It is 1868, the week that Benjamin Disraeli becomes Prime Minister of the Empire. Sherlock's beautiful, but poor admirer, Beatrice, the hatter's daughter, appears at the door late at night. She is terrified, claiming that she and her friend have just been attacked by the Spring Heeled Jack on Westminster Bridge and the fiend has made off with her friend. At first Sherlock thinks she simply wants his attention, but soon he is suspicious. Sherlock gets drawn deeper into the pursuit of the Spring Heeled Jack, whose attacks are growing in number...

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"This novel is written for the young adult, but adult readers will also find it satisfying.... The fast-paced adventure is a treat."
-- The Globe and Mail

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SHANE PEACOCK was born in Thunder Bay, Ontario, and grew up in Kapuskasing. A biographer, journalist, and screenwriter, he is also the author of several novels and plays. He has received many honors for his writing, including the Arthur Ellis Award for Eye of the Crow, the first of the Boy Sherlock Holmes series. Shane Peacock lives with his wife and three children near Cobourg, Ontario. From the Hardcover edition.