Black Ice (Sherlock Holmes: The Legend Begins, 3)

This is the third book in Andrew Lane's ongoing series of young Sherlock Holmes novels:1. Young Sherlock Holmes: Death Cloud2. Young Sherlock Holmes: Red Leech (reissued as 'Rebel Fire' in the US)3. Young Sherlock Holmes: Black IceIn BLACK ICE, Mycroft Holmes invites 15 year old Sherlock and his tutor Amyus Crowe to lunch at the Diogenes Club in London. They arrive at the appointed time and a club footman ushers them in, and they find Mycroft alone in a locked room with a dead body. Mycroft is in a confused state and can't recall what happened, but he is found holding the bloody murder weapon (a knife made of ice!) in his hand. The police immediately arrest Mycroft for murder, and Sherlock and Crowe must now unravel the mystery and face many unexpected dangers in both England and Russia as the story progresses. Mycroft also plays a large role in this story because international espionage is behind the attempt to frame him for the murder; he assumes the role of business manager for a small theater company traveling to Moscow to perform.It is good to read the books in order to fully understand the background, but this is not really necessary because each story does stand alone as is. Andrew Lane remains faithful to Doyle's portrayal of Holmes, showing us how the training and experiences of young Sherlock contributed to forming the personality and skills of the adult we know so well.So far I've read and enjoyed the first 3 books and I look forward to reading subsequent titles in the series, which will hopefully also become available on Kindle. Andrew Lane writes well and his clever plots can keep readers of all ages interested in his stories, and I recommend his works to anyone who might be interested in stories featuring a teenage Sherlock Holmes.

Sherlock Holmes, the character who can look at you and instantly analyze and deduce every aspect of your life. The honed skills of looking and noticing the details in a situation that allow him to deduce and solve the crime.But somewhere along the way, he had to be taught this skill. Andrew Lane’s Sherlock Holmes series is about the teenage Sherlock Holmes. Sherlock is growing in his ability to notice and make deductions. In this thriving series, we see the genesis of the great Holmes. Sherlock is learning how to look at a person and deduce the details he is famous for noticing. The scenes where his mentor Amyus Crowe is explaining how to testing him, really make interesting scenes.Black Ice is the 3rd book in the Young Sherlock Holmes series by Andrew Lane. In this book Sherlock’s brother Mycroft is framed for murder and Sherlock and his friends must travel to Russia to unravel the conspiracy. Filled with the type of action we expect from a good teen mystery, this book has the advantage that it is also a character we know as an adult. This incarnation of Sherlock really feels like he could become Doyles Holmes.I firmly recommend this series for teens looking for a good action book. Similar titles include the Young Bond series, Alex Rider and Enola Holmes.

I read this to be companionable to my grandson. It reads quickly and moves fast. There are frequent references to the first two books, which made me wish I had read them first. There are, I feel, almost too many threatening adventures necessary for Sherlock to complete his goals. Also, there many characters introduced near the end of the book in order to complete the mystery that one have little time to absorb. I found the methods of murder or attempts to murder a little unlikely -- by a knife of ice, and by an attack by an armed falcon--but I suppose they'd be possible. My 14 year old grandson really liked the book.

The first book of the series I've read in Portuguese which is my mother language and I've got addicted to the series. The author of the series has a very interesting and particular way of writing that makes us be excited to read the next book by the time when we finish one of them and I'm expecting to start the next one as soon as possible.

My daughter loved Black Ice. She really enjoys the entire series and was so excited when I ordered this for her. This one wasn't her favorite though because she thought it was a bit confusing. But all in all she said it was an enjoyable read and can't wait to read the next book in the series.

I'm loving this series so much. There are one or two places where it becomes clear that these are teen novels, but for the most part, I expect any adult reader would enjoy them perfectly well.I'm especially loving the development of Mycroft as a fully-fleshed character with quirks and goals and concerns. Poor Mycroft doesn't get nearly enough love in literature.

The action, cleverness, and the craziness of the book its self. I mean, who would stab someone with anice knife if they didn't have a plan sorted out?! I love this book, so I gave it five stars.

It leaves you wanting more, much more. A good tale that develops Holmes skills. Good deduction devellopment of the young man as he grows.

This book took me by surprise when I finished it, the story line was so amazing and Mycroft had a bigger role in the book too.You really start to see Sherlock develop more into the character we know and love from the original books. Black Ice starts off like a Young Sherlock book and then turns into a canon style Sherlock book with the investigation of the crime scene and finding clues that the police couldn't find and the typical Sherlock deductions too but still keeps the feel of a Young Sherlock novel.This book is the best in the series so far. Well done Andrew Lane for the brilliant series!

The author definitely creates a young Sherlock Holmes that is believable and the reader gets plenty of clues as to what made the boy the man he became. I had feared this would be a trilogy, however it was great to know there is a 4th book coming in the series and I have already pre-ordered it. Having studied Russian history before I went into teaching I found the book very insightful as to what the Russian Empire may have been like at the time the story takes place. I could feel the bitter cold and see the gloom described by Andrew Lane. Let's have many more.

Very good.better than most tales of senior Holmes.

It is refreshing and well written. I like young Sherlock Holmes better than the grown-up one! He is softer and so arrogant.

I consider a master piece of magnificence, interrogationand action! When I first got the start book which as I recall 'Death Cloud' they all seemed too complicated but in actual fact it was explained beautifully with as much explanation as a dictionary.