This is the fourth title in a thrilling, fast-paced adventure series about Sherlock Holmes' gang of street-urchin detectives. London's docklands: home to a large Chinese community and rife with smuggling - and not only of goods. Into the fray burst Sherlock Holmes' Irregulars, who find themselves swinging into action (at no little risk to themselves) to stop a thriving racket shanghaiing children into slavery. And never is the cause more desperate than when one of those children is their very own Rosie...This title is based on a popular 1980s BBC television series by the same author. It features exciting historical adventures, ideal for encouraging both boys and girls to read.
About the Author
Anthony Read worked as a scriptwriter and editor for television programmes including Doctor Who, The Professionals and The Troubleshooters. He has more than 200 screen credits to his name and won the Writers' Guild TV Award for The Baker Street Boys. Anthony, who also writes non-fiction, lives in Maidenhead, Berkshire.
Thám tử Sherlock Holmes, một nhân vật được nhào nặn từ tác giả Conan Doyle đã đi vào huyền thoại. Đây là một sê-ri truyện viết về những vụ án thật hóc búa và đầy nguy hiểm mà Sherlock Holmes cần điều tra và đặc biệt lần này Sherlock Holmes được sự giúp đỡ của nhóm các chàng trai bán bánh mì đường phố để giải mã các vụ án.
