Eye of the Crow (The Boy Sherlock Holmes #1) by Shane Peacock
One day as he is in the square, his eye is drawn to a headline that says "MURDER." A young Arab, Mohammad, has been arrested for the murder. Sherlock meets him as he is being taken to jail and Mohammad tells him, "I didn't do it." There is something in Mohammad's eyes that tells Sherlock he is telling the truth and this sets him out to solve his first mystery.
I love anything Sherlock Holmes these days. I'm excited to see more adventures being created by different authors like Lock and Key by Ridley Pearson and even some that have his siblings solve mysteries, such as the Enola Holmes series by Nancy Springer. Peacock's interpretation of Sherlock's life is dark at times. It is a series that I would recommend for 5th grade and up.
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