This is the second in an ongoing series of novels featuring
pre-teen versions of Sherlock Holmes, Irene Adler and Arsene Lupin as
friends, who solve mysteries together. Following the first volume, where
they all met for the first time while each vacation on the coast of
France, this volume finds all three meeting up again in London, where
Arsene’s father has been arrested for the murder of the assistant of a
famed opera composer — he was framed and they have to figure out what
really happened. Attributed to “Irene Adler” as the author, these books
are actually by Italians Pierdomenico Baccalario and Alessandro Gatti. I
enjoy this series, although it plays total havoc with any kind of
“continuity” with the Sherlock Holmes “canon” — the characters are
well-defined, and it is fun to see the adventures told from the point of
view of the young Irene Adler. This volume is a little less
action-packed than the first, but features a well-described London and
its environs, so we get to see the young Sherlock in what will
eventually be familiar settings once he’s an adult. A fun read, but
somewhat slow paced.
[If you enjoy this, you may also wish to try the other volumes in this ongoing series.]
[ publisher’s official
The Soprano’s Last Song web page]
Recommended by
Scott C. Bennett Martin Public Library
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