Death Cloud by Andrew Lane

Death Cloud by Andrew Lane

Inspiration for Prime Video's Young Sherlock Series, directed by Guy Ritchie

It is the summer of 1868, and Sherlock Holmes is fourteen. On break from boarding school, he is staying with eccentric strangers--his uncle and aunt--in their vast house in Hampshire. When two local people die from symptoms that resemble the plague, Holmes begins to investigate what really killed them, helped by his new tutor, an American named Amyus Crowe. So begins Sherlock's true education in detection, as he discovers the dastardly crimes of a brilliantly sinister villain of exquisitely malign intent.

Death Cloud is the enthralling first book in Andrew Lane's acclaimed series Sherlock Holmes: The Legend Begins.

Andrew Lane is a barrister at Cornerstone Barristers, a prestigious national chambers, with substantial experience in local government. Andrew specializes in consulting and representing social landlords. He worked in both the statutory and volunteer sectors before going to the Bar, and was a local councillor on Oxford City Council for four years in the early 1990s, notably as Chair of the Housing Committee.