"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."

Author: Ridley Pearson
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 09/20/2016
Series: Lock and Key #1
Pages: 384
Weight: 1lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.80w x 1.40d
ISBN: 9780062399014
Audience: 08 - 12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.9
Point Value: 10
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 185263 / Lock and Key: The Initiation


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 07/01/2016 pg. 70
Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2016
Booklist 07/01/2016 pg. 71
Publishers Weekly 07/11/2016
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2016
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2017 pg. 104 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw

About the Author
Pearson, Ridley: -

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.