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A review by rivermaxfield
Snake Bite by Andy Lane
4.0
In the fifth installment of the Young Sherlock Holmes series, the most exciting adventure yet takes place. Kidnapped and dumped on a ship heading for China, Sherlock Holmes becomes a member of the crew. During a fight with ruthless Chinese pirates, Sherlock discovers some papers in the room of the sole passenger on board with strange patterns on them, like spiderwebs.
When Sherlock disembarks in China for the week the ship stays in port before turning back to England, he is caught in a deadly mystery when his friend on the ship, the Chinese cook, is killed by a snake, if the bite marks on his back are real, but there is no way for a snake to enter the room. Shortly after, there's another killing by the same snake: Sherlock's new friend's dad. While searching the dead father's room, the boys discover a secret code in the papers, which were delivered by hand from the ship's passenger to the dad the night before. The code tells about a sabotage of an American ship which will create a war, for the purposes of a trade company.
Sherlock and his friend, plus the son of the Chinese cook, search for the ship to be blown up, while also tracking the evil man who planned the sabotage and an assassin who works for him (and turns out to be his daughter). They save the ship, kill the man, and get back on the ship to England just in time.
This was a very good book, with tons of mystery. There are plenty of plot turns and well-formed characters. I didn't, however, like the ending. In the fourth book, Sherlock falls in love with his friend, Virginia. In this book, he was gone for so long that in a letter from his brother, Sherlock learns that Virginia has fallen in love with and agreed to marry another man. That was such a sad, heartbreaking ending that I hate Virginia (even though she's a fictional character), and the man she is engaged to.
Anyway, I thought it was a good book despite the heartbreaking ending, and is a great read for anyone who enjoys mysteries.
When Sherlock disembarks in China for the week the ship stays in port before turning back to England, he is caught in a deadly mystery when his friend on the ship, the Chinese cook, is killed by a snake, if the bite marks on his back are real, but there is no way for a snake to enter the room. Shortly after, there's another killing by the same snake: Sherlock's new friend's dad. While searching the dead father's room, the boys discover a secret code in the papers, which were delivered by hand from the ship's passenger to the dad the night before. The code tells about a sabotage of an American ship which will create a war, for the purposes of a trade company.
Sherlock and his friend, plus the son of the Chinese cook, search for the ship to be blown up, while also tracking the evil man who planned the sabotage and an assassin who works for him (and turns out to be his daughter). They save the ship, kill the man, and get back on the ship to England just in time.
This was a very good book, with tons of mystery. There are plenty of plot turns and well-formed characters. I didn't, however, like the ending. In the fourth book, Sherlock falls in love with his friend, Virginia. In this book, he was gone for so long that in a letter from his brother, Sherlock learns that Virginia has fallen in love with and agreed to marry another man. That was such a sad, heartbreaking ending that I hate Virginia (even though she's a fictional character), and the man she is engaged to.
Anyway, I thought it was a good book despite the heartbreaking ending, and is a great read for anyone who enjoys mysteries.