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The Baker Street Boys: the case of the disappearing detective

Name: The Baker Street Boys: the case of the disappearing detective
ISBN: 9781844289615

By Anthony Read

When Sherlock Holmes vanishes, the Baker Street Boys uncover a deadly plot threatening Queen Victoria.

thrilling mysterious historical fast-paced

Genres

Adventure Mystery Historical Fiction

What is The Baker Street Boys: the case of the disappearing detective about?

London, 1897. During Queen Victoria’s diamond jubilee, the Baker Street Boys help Sherlock Holmes investigate a mysterious American. Then Holmes vanishes. While the adults suspect he has gone undercover, the streetwise youngsters discover that he has been kidnapped by a Fenian gang from Boston. The gang is plotting to assassinate the Queen, so the Boys must follow clues, outwit dangerous enemies and reach Windsor Castle in time to warn Victoria. Can they rescue Holmes and prevent disaster?

Pages

140 pages

Reading age

Junior (8-13)

This edition

2005

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