author: Irene Adler
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.38
book published: 2011
rating: 4
read at: 2014/03/16
date added: 2014/03/16
shelves: young-adult
review:
The Dark Lady is a fun book for young readers. It tells the story of a young Irene Adler befriending a young Sherlock Holmes and a young Arsene Lupin. English readers may not be familiar with gentleman thief, Lupin, created by Maurice Leblanc. While Holmes and Lupin never meet in the English stories of Doyle, they do in ones that Leblanc wrote in France.
In this story, translated from the Italian book by Iacopo Bruno, they are all children who meet on holiday. At first, the adventures are typical children's adventures like hiding from grown ups and playing games in abandoned houses. When they find a body washed up on shore, they decide to investigate. Especially since they are observed with the body by a shadowy figure. Along with the body are some missing jewels and a mysterious rooftop burglar.
I love that the characters seem to be like the ones they will grow up to be. You can see some affection from Holmes, but he'd rather be as annoying as he is as a grown up. The solution has some nice twists. This is touted as the first in a series, and I'd love to read further adventures with these young characters. I also think it's perfect for the mystery readers between the ages of 9 and 12.
I was given a review copy of this book by Capstone Young Readers and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to read this delightful young readers book.
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