The Secret Fiend (Boy Sherlock 4th Case).

Peacock, Shane. The Secret Fiend (Boy Sherlock 4th Case).
Tundra Books 2010 244p 19.95
978-0-88776-853-8 ms/jr VG-BN
Once again young Sherlock Holmes is thrust into a mystery. It is a sequel to: Eye of the Crow, Death in the Air, and Vanishing Girl. This intriguing mystery takes places in Victorian London during 1868 when Disraeli becomes England’s first Jewish born prime minister. It is a time of unrest with the upper classes being unsettled with the changes occurring and the poor angling for improvement in their down trodden poverty.
Sherlock is manipulated into helping a former neighbor and classmates when the are attacked on Westminster Bridge by a maniac dressed like a bat. The culprit is named, Spring Heeled Jack for the old penny thrillers.
The story will keep readers full of suspense right up until the end as Sherlock once again spars with his old friends Malefactor (street urchin) and Lestrade (police).
Young readers and older Shelock Holmes enthusiasts will enjoy this novel. It is well written with twists and turns to captivate the mind and confound most readers. McNeil, Linda