Young Sherlock Holmes (books) explained

Young Sherlock Holmes
Books:Death Cloud
Red Leech
Black Ice
Fire Storm
Snake Bite
Knife Edge
Stone Cold
Night Break
Author:Andrew Lane
Country:United Kingdom
Language:English
Genre:Thriller, Spy fiction
Publisher:Macmillan Books (UK)
Pub Date:4 June 2010 – Ongoing
Media Type:Print (hardcover and paperback)
Audiobook

Young Sherlock Holmes is a series of young adult thriller novels by British author Andrew Lane featuring Arthur Conan Doyle's detective Sherlock Holmes as a teenager in the 1860s and 70s that is faced with numerous mysteries, crimes and adventures throughout the series.

Books in the series

So far there have been eight books released in the series, with the eighth book released in September 2015.

Background

Based on the success of Charlie Higson's bestselling Young Bond series, the estate of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle authorised a series of books detailing the life of the teenage Sherlock Holmes'.[1] [2]

One of Andrew Lane's key aims is to explain some of the complexities of Holmes' character, who is scientific and analytical on the one hand, and artistic and moody on the other. Two new characters introduced in this series, his two tutors, Amyus Crowe and Rufus Stone, will help shed light on the formation of the two sides of his character evident in later life.[2]

Lane also wanted to ensure that his stories jibed with the original Doyle stories as it bothered him that Watson was presented as a young friend of Holmes in Young Sherlock Holmes which contradicts the events of A Study in Scarlet.[3]

Lane's initial proposal provided ideas for potential plots for entries in the series;[2]

Reception

Chicago Tribune gave Death Cloud a positive review stating:

Graham Moore, author of The Sherlockian,[4] reviewed Death Cloud for The New York Times and stated:

Adaptation

A streaming series adaptation entitled Young Sherlock is in production for Prime Video, with Guy Ritchie directing, and Hero Fiennes Tiffin starring as Holmes.[5]

Matthew Parkhill is to serve as showrunner with Peter Harness, Kt Roberts, and Steve Thompson on the writing team. Filming is to take place in Cardiff, Wales.[6]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Alison Flood . "Macmillan reveals adventures of young Sherlock Holmes": 18 March 2009 . The Guardian . March 18, 2009. 2010-12-17 . London.
  2. Web site: Young Sherlock Holmes Official Site: Andy Lane's Original Proposal for the series . https://web.archive.org/web/20120307234455/http://www.youngsherlock.com/behind-the-scenes/original-ideaproposal/. 7 March 2012. Youngsherlock.com . 2010-12-17.
  3. Web site: Blezard. Paul. Elementary, my dear boy: An investigation into Sherlock Holmes' early years. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/elementary-my-dear-boy-an-investigation-into-sherlock-holmes-early-years-1995791.html . 2022-05-07 . subscription . live. The Independent. 13 June 2010. 29 January 2019.
  4. News: Janet Maslin . A Sherlock Holmes Tale That's Hardly Elementary . . December 15, 2010 . March 16, 2011 .
  5. Web site: Methven . Nicola . 2024-04-03 . Guy Ritchie to make TV drama about young Sherlock Holmes with Harry Potter star . 2024-04-28 . The Mirror . en.
  6. Web site: Vardhan . Harsh . 2024-05-02 . Guy Ritchie’s Prime Video Series ‘Young Sherlock’ Starts Filming in Cardiff in July . The Cinemaholic . en.