Summer 1869, and Sherlock Holmes and his friend Irene celebrate her
sixteenth birthday by attending the theater to watch a celebrated
magician make a real dragon appear on stage. It is the London sensation.
Sherlock and Irene meet the magician, Alistair Hemsworth - just as he is
arrested for the murder of his rival, The Wizard of Nottingham.
It seems that traces of the missing Wizard's blood and his spectacles
were found in Hemsworth's secret studio. Hemsworth has a motive: not
only is the Wizard his rival, but he also caused a scandal when he lured
Hemsworth's wife away. But is Hemsworth guilty? Sherlock has his doubts,
and soon, so does the reader.
With humor and plot turns as dizzying as a narrow London lane, Shane
Peacock invites his readers into a fascinating world, and a fresh
adventure with one of literature's favorite characters. The Boy Sherlock
Holmes series is an international success with readers and reviewers
alike.