Sherlock Holmes and the Greyfriars School Mystery
1912.
Dr Watson asks for the help of his retired detective chum, Sherlock Holmes, to help his old school master and solve the mystery of a missing manuscript at the Greyfriars School.
Tensions rise as Holmes and Watson are also needed by the local inspector, Grimes, to discover who is behind a local jewel theft and murder.
However, things are not always what they seem and Holmes unlocks the key to more secrets than originally anticipated as the desperation to retrieve the manuscript grows.
More mysteries unravel as what seemed like a simple case of schoolboy rebellion has turned into a story of mystery and excitement packed with plot twists and questions.
Will Holmes be able to succeed against rebellious school boys and catch the culprit?
Is there something more sinister walking the halls of Greyfriars School?
And why is Dr Locke really so desperate to have his manuscript returned?
What could it be hiding?
Full of excitement, tension and school-boy antics, ‘Sherlock Holmes and the Greyfriars School Mystery’ shows that the great detective is still top of his game.
Val Andrews
Val Andrews, 1926–2006, was a music hall artist, ventriloquist and writer. Andrews was a prolific writer on magic, having published over 1000 books and booklets from 1952. He also authored Sherlock Holmes pastiches and Houdini's novels.
The Sherlock Mysteries
A series of books Val Andrews featuring the Great Detective, many of them set in the world of entertainment where the author has been able to draw from his experience as a ventriloquist and magician.
The Sherlock Mysteries consists of sixteen books and considered as a complete series. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
