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Il Trio Della Dama Nera (2011)

by Irene Adler(Favorite Author)

3.67 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

8856618834 (ISBN13: 9788856618839)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Piemme

series

Sherlock, Lupin & Io

review 1: Upon arriving at the summer vacation house in St. Malo, Irene Adler is already looking for an escape from Mama and their butler Mr. Nelson. By the end of her first day of vacation Irene has already made two friends, William Sherlock Holmes and Arsene Lupin, and they have all discovered they each share a unique way of thinking. While playing on a beach during their vacation the trio find a dead man on the beach and quickly find themselves involved in the mystery behind the man’s death, the disappearance of a very precious diamond necklace, and a mysterious hooded figure who seems to be following their every move. Irene, Sherlock, and Holmes find they all have a passion for solving crimes as they carefully piece together the mysterious events happening during their vacatio... moren. Who was the man on the beach? Why would someone steal the necklace? And who is this mysterious hood person who keeps showing up? The police can’t seem to get any leads and are proving to be useless in the investigations, it’s going to take the three of them to help solve these cases and bring the people responsible in for justice. Author Irene Adler has created a great mystery novel for any enthusiast. If young readers love a good Sherlock Holmes mystery that is geared for them, this will invite and intrigue them to pick of this book and follow the series. Readers will also enjoy the black and white illustrations that provide a flare for the era. Readers will be engaged and enjoy the characters and colorful conversation. Vivid imagery and details are neatly disbursed throughout short chapters. A fun read for boys and girls.
review 2: The story: Three famous characters meet as teens: Sherlock Holmes, "gentleman thief" Arsene Lupin (maybe you read the graphic novel featuring him???) and Irene Adler. Together, they team up to solve a murder, little knowing that they'll also be taking on a local crime gang, uncovering a diamond snatcher, and finding the source of a local legend about the Rooftop Thief. All this while on vacation in beautiful Saint-Malo!June Cleaver's ratings: Language G; Nudity G; Sexual Content G; Violence PG; Substance Abuse PG; GLBT content G; Adult themes PG (murder); overall rating PG.Liz's comments: In English, this is called "Sherlock, Lupin & Me: The Dark Lady". It's another in a wave of stories about Sherlock Holmes as a young man. This one is slightly different because it's aimed squarely at a 4-7 audience, making it a little younger than Andy Lane's Young Sherlock Holmes series or Shane Peacock's The Boy Sherlock Holmes books. (You can also check into The Baker Street Irregulars series by Tracy Mack, or the Enola Holmes Mysteries by Nancy Springer if you're looking for yet another take on the theme. Enola is especially good.) "The Dark Lady" is an engaging enough story--especially since as it introduces an unexpected element in the form of gentleman-thief Arsene Lupin, but it doesn't have Sherlock engaged in a younger version of himself making startling deductions, or much in the way of logical reasoning at all. The kids do solve the crime, though, which has to count for something--even if they don't get credit for it (which often happens when the hero is only twelve!). less

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