Book Review : No Place Like Holmes By Jason Lethcoe

The new resident in 221A Baker Street is about to give Sherlock Holmes a run for his magnifying glass!

When Griffin is sent to stay with his detective uncle at 221A Baker Street for the summer, he is certain that his uncle must be the great Sherlock Holmes! But Griffin is disappointed to discover that Holmes lives at 221B Baker Street and his uncle lives unit 221A. His uncle is a detective, just not a very good one. But when Griffin meets a woman with a case that Holmes has turned away for being too ridiculous, he and his uncle team up to help her. Along the way, Griffin shows his uncle just what it means to have true faith in God, even when the case challenges that. The woman claims that her husband was eaten by the Loch Ness Monster, but monsters aren’t real—or are they?

This was a fun read, not necessarily for either of my kids, Matt is a bit to old at 15 and Emmy a bit to young at 6. But any 9 – 12 year old boy would love this book. The contraptions that Griffin’s uncle has sound amazing, and the ability that Griffin has to see practically everything around him in an instant are sure to appeal to any boy reading this book (or to any girl interested in mysteries too). If you like Sherlock Holmes stories and are looking for something like that for a younger reader than this book would be for you,  I will be saving this book and when Emmy is a bit older I am sure that we will read it together.

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I received a digital copy of this book from BookSneeze to read and review. All opinions are all my own though.