Book for readers 9-12 years

Book 1 of the Artie Conan Doyle series.

REVIEW

“This book is recommended for children ages 9 to 12; however, I admit I’m past the age of 12, and I enjoyed it. I loved that Robert Harris created a book about the author of Sherlock Holmes when he was a child. Years ago, I read a good many of the Holmes books and enjoyed them very much. When I saw this book, I I couldn’t wait to read it.

Within a few pages, I was drawn into the story. The characters were interesting and very realistic. This very group of characters includes; a sometimes unwilling Ham, the mastermind, Artie, a doctor whose experiments with electricity and healing don’t always turn out the way he wants, a medical student who acts suspiciously, a group of people who are digging up graves and Artie’s somewhat dysfunctional family, to name a few. The fog and dark nights really set the scene and add to the spirit of the book since so much of it has to do with graveyards.” -Connie