Ranked #21 in Sherlock Holmes, Ranked #61 in Young Adult Mystery — see more rankings.
1868 England. Sherlock Holmes, age 14, unexpectedly summers with Farnham relations and befriends orphan Matt. Why does a dark cloud float from a corpse covered in red boils? Sherlock fights, runs, gets caught, drugged, whipped, ordered killed; defending bystander is fatally knifed. Americans logical tutor Amycus Crowe and daughter Virginia in well-fitting breeches help. less
Rankings by Category
Death Cloud (Young Sherlock Holmes, #1) is ranked in the following categories:
- #68 in Teen Mystery