As a junior at Harry Whittington high School, Ralph
Markley, has enough going on every day without any complications. Things have enough a tendency to happen to
him and he gets blamed a lot. It really
isn’t his fault. He just is in the wrong place at the wrong time and because of
that gets blamed for stuff.
Of course, before now, he had never picked up a section of pipe that had blood and maybe something more on it. If he hadn’t tripped over it, he would not have picked it up. Of course, if he hadn’t gone into the school boiler room in the first place he would not have discovered the body of Oscar Mullen who worked on maintenance for the school. If none of that had happened Ralph Markely would not have been standing there near the body while holding the murder weapon when a number of campus security folks arrived on scene.
Now that he is in trouble and with accusations
swirling around him it is a good thing that his childhood friend, Shirley
Holmes, is around to help him. Shirley
is not only beautiful and smart as Ralph has started to notice, but she is also
is sure that she is related to the fictional Sherlock Holmes. Because of that
belief she is sure the case of who killed Oscar and why won’t be solved unless
she, Ralph, and their friends Reed and Franny uncover the truth. Before long
the kids are at work and the suspect list grows longer in a delightful read.
The
Girl Who Wanted To Be Sherlock Holmes is a fun young
adult read that also works well for adults. Especially the secondary storyline
of Ralph’s father who writes men’s adventure books that discerning readers
realize are a bit more literary than they appear by covers and titles. Interesting
characters, a case with a lot of suspects, and interesting secondary storylines
make this another excellent read from Texas author Bill Crider. One worthy of
your attention just like all his other books.
The
Girl Who Wanted To Be Sherlock Holmes
Bill
Crider
Self-Published
April
2011
ASIN:
B004WKQJGS
E-Book
147
Pages
$2.99
The author supplied a word file for my use in an
objective review.
Kevin R. Tipple ©2014
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3 comments:
Thanks for the kind words, Kevin!
Harry Whittington High School? I wonder how many readers will catch the reference to the writer of the same name. :-)
Good stuff, Bill. I did not catch the reference, Barry.
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