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    Lock and Key: The Initiation

    By Ridley Pearson

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    “Will leave you dying to know more.”—Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson series

    The New York Times bestselling author of the Peter and the Starcatchers and Kingdom Keepers series, Ridley Pearson, brings us the riveting first tale of the Lock and Key trilogy about the origins of the rivalry between literature’s most famous enemies—Sherlock Holmes and James Moriarty, told from the perspective of James’s observant little sister, Moria.

    Before James grew up to be a ruthless, remorseless villain, he was a curious boy from Boston, with a penchant for trouble and an acid tongue. Thrown into a boarding school against his wishes, James winds up rooming with a most unlikely companion: a lanky British know-it-all named Sherlock Holmes (“Lock” to his friends). An heirloom Bible, donated by the Moriarty family more than a hundred years ago, has gone missing, and it doesn’t take long for the two to find themselves embroiled in the school-wide scandal.

    The school is on lockdown until it’s found, strange clues keep finding their way to James, and a secret society lurks behind it all. It’s a brave new reimagining of the Sherlock Holmes series as only master of suspense Ridley Pearson could envision. As Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson series, says, “This tale will change the way you see Sherlock Holmes and leave you dying to know more.”

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateSep 20, 2016
    ISBN9780062399038
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    Ridley Pearson

    Ridley Pearson is the bestselling author of over fifty novels, including Peter and the Starcatchers (cowritten with Dave Barry) and the Kingdom Keepers and Lock and Key series. He has also written two dozen crime novels, including Probable Cause, Beyond Recognition, Killer Weekend, The Risk Agent, and The Red Room. To learn more about him, visit www.ridleypearson.com.

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      This story moves Sherlock Holmes and James Moriarty to high school in the present day. This story is told by James's younger sister Moria who seems just as smart and sneaky as James but with, perhaps, a stronger sense of morals and ethics.James and Moria find themselves sent off to boarding school at Baskerville Academy but their somewhat remote father. James really doesn't want to go but his father insists as it is family tradition to attend. Moria wants to go anywhere where she can stay with her brother and best friend. The first thing that happens is that James meets his new roommate, a quirky young man named Sherlock Holmes. The two do not get along. James is an angry young man and Sherlock's personality is particularly grating for him. The second thing that happens is the change in his relationship with his sister. James distances himself from her which encourages Moria to spy on him. James finds himself on a treasure hunt when a red envelope with a clue is left for him. James wants to search alone but Sherlock and Moria are determined to help him whether he wants their help or not. Things become even more complicated when the Moriarty family Bible is stolen from the school's chapel and when James and Moria's father dies in an "accident."This story has mysterious clues, a secret society, lots of problems to solve and interesting characters to solve them. I look forward to reading the rest of this trilogy too.