Eye of the Crow
Young Sherlock Holmes, just thirteen, is a misfit. Partly for fun, he focuses his attention on a sensational murder to see if he can solve it. But his game turns deadly serious when he finds himself the accused — and in London in the 1860s, they hang boys of thirteen.
About the Author
Shane Peacock was born in 1957 in Thunder Bay, Ontario, one of four brothers. He attended school in the northern town of Kapuskasing, before attending University, where he studied History and English Literature. A biographer, journalist, and screenwriter, he is also the author of six novels and three plays, and has been nominated for numerous awards including several National Magazine Awards and the Arthur Ellis Award for crime fiction. When not writing, Shane Peacock enjoys playing hockey with his three children, and watching Sumo wrestling. He lives near Cobourg, Ontario.
Shane Peacock's photo was taken by Kevin Kelly.
Watch the author do a reading from his novel.
Book Reviews
Suggested Activities
Other titles of interest by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle:
- "A Study in Scarlet"
- "Hound of the Baskervilles"
- "The Adventures and Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes"
Read about the author of Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Watch the video, The Sherlock Holmes Museum Baker Street:
Teacher Resources
- Teaching ideas from Tundra Books
- EyeoftheCrow.pdf 8.52 KB Booktalk by C. MacLennan
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