Books
Vanishing Girl: The Boy Sherlock Holmes, His Third Case
Tundra Books, Canada & U.S., 2009
Following on the heels of the best-selling and critically-acclaimed first two novels in the Boy Sherlock Holmes series (Eye of the Crow and Death in the Air) comes this twisting, maze-like tale of the spectacular daylight kidnapping of Victoria Rathbone, the 14-year-old daughter of a prominent Conservative politician. She is taken in Hyde Park in the very centre of London, and vanishes. At first, a strange silence reigns: there is no ransom note, nothing from the culprits, the trail is cold, bereft of a single clue. But young Sherlock Holmes, now nearing his own 14th birthday, spots evidence that no one else sees. Within a day, he is outside haunted Grimwood Hall north of London near the little town of St. Neots, gazing across a grounds booby-trapped by a frightening maze and exotic beasts, believing that the girl is being held in an upper chamber. But how can he get to her? And are his deductions correct? Is she really there? This, it turns out, is just the beginning of the remarkable case of the Vanishing Girl.
Death in the Air: The Boy Sherlock Holmes, His Second Case
Tundra Books, Canada & U.S., 2008
“Death in the Air,” the sequel to the critically acclaimed “Eye of the Crow,” opens with a bang, as the star of The Flying Mercures plunges more than 100 feet from the glass ceiling of the Crystal Palace and lands in a gruesome heap near young Sherlock Holmes’ feet. Instantly, the boy notices two cuts in the trapeze bar, and from that moment is caught up in a mystifying crime that will take him on a twisting trail into the dark heart of London. The irresistible Irene Doyle, shadowy Malefactor, and strange old Sigerson Bell all play their parts, as Sherlock pursues one of the most vicious and elusive gangs ever to haunt the city. But as he struggles to succeed, danger surrounding him, he must also fight the darkness within himself.
Eye of the Crow: The Boy Sherlock Holmes, His First Case
Tundra Books, Canada & U.S., 2007
The first, and until now, untold adventure of the world’s greatest detective, set in the frightening streets of Victorian London in 1867. A woman is brutally murdered in a dark alley in the foggy East End of the city, and no one sees the crime … except two crows. From that evidence, the boy Sherlock finds the villain, and his famous career begins.For more on this exciting new series,including an excerpt of the first chapter, visit:
www.theboysherlockholmes.comStudy Guide for Eye of the Crow.
The Mystery of Ireland’s Eye: A Dylan Maples Adventure
Penguin Books Canada, 1999
In the series' first adventure, eleven-year-old Dylan Maples visits Newfoundland on an ocean kayaking trip with his parents. There, they discover a ghost town on a distant island. But is it really deserted? And why did the scary man at the dock whisper in his ear: “Do not go to Ireland’s Eye!” Nominated for five national book awards.
The Secret of the Silver Mines: A Dylan Maples Adventure
Penguin Books Canada, 2000
Dylan Maples finds himself in little Cobalt in northern Ontario, where his father is seeking the silver cache that was stolen from one of the area’s now-abandoned mines … ninety years ago. What does the bizarre old man in the haunted house in the dying town know about it? Dylan and his new friend Wynona Dixon break in … and find out.
Bone Beds of the Badlands: A Dylan Maples Adventure
Penguin Books Canada, 2001
In the scariest book in the series, Dylan and three friends win a science fair competition and are awarded a trip to a renowned dinosaur museum in Drumheller, Alberta. But soon their adventure turns terrifying. Lost in Dinosaur Provincial Park, they are pursued by a man on the run from the RCMP, a 7-foot murderer known as “the Reptile.”
Monster in the Mountains: A Dylan Maples Adventure
Penguin Books Canada, 2003
On vacation in Sasquatch Provincial Park in British Columbia, Dylan meets the family’s black sheep: his great uncle, and former high-wire walker, Walter Middy. Dylan and his rebellious new friend Alice Carr learn about Uncle Walter’s dark past, then suspect he has seen a sasquatch, the monster of the BC forests. Before long, they are on its trail.
Unusual Heroes: Canada’s Prime Ministers
Penguin Books Canada, 2002
The only Young Adult book about Canada’s prime ministers, it tells the tales of the strange men who ran the great country, from childhood to the halls of power, all of them … wackos. One actually talked to the dead, another fought pirates, and another was the best street fighter in his hometown.
The Great Farini: The High-Wire Life of William Hunt
Penguin Books Canada, 1995
The acclaimed biography (for adults) of one of the most amazing men in history: William Hunt walked over Niagara Falls on a high wire in 1860, created the human cannonball act, was one of the earliest flying-trapeze performers, an African explorer, artist, inventor, showman, Svengali, freak-show promoter, mining engineer, and master of seven languages.
