Death Cloud

by Andrew Lane

The story of Sherlock Holmes, age 14. Read about the people and events that turned the boy into the man.

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What makes a good detective?
Is a detective born or made? If “made,” how could one learn to be a good detective?

What makes a good mystery?
What strategies does a writer use to make a mystery develop or unfold?

What passages make you stop and wonder whether something is going to turn out to be important later on?
What passages help you get to know Sherlock and/or contribute to solving the mystery?

What seems true or could be true? How/where can you get the facts?

Trafalgar Square

Admiral Nelson

The Victorian Era

http://www.history.ac.uk/ihr/Focus/Victorians/www.html
https://www.wwnorton.com/college/english/nael/victorian/review/summary.htm

Semaphore

http://www.cimt.plymouth.ac.uk/resources/topical/semaphore/semaphore.htm
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-22909590
http://flagexpressions.wordpress.com/2010/03/23/history-behind-semaphore-flags/
http://www.anbg.gov.au/flags/semaphore.html

Thames Tunnel

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1257473/Open-public-time-145-years-Brunel-sons-eighth-wonder-world-Thames.html
http://www.victorianlondon.org/thames/thamestunnel.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schoolradio/subjects/history/victorians/brunel/thames_tunnel

Bees

http://www.si.edu/Encyclopedia_SI/nmnh/buginfo/killbee.htm

Crimea and Charge of the Light Brigade

http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/lightbrigade.htm
http://www.nationalcenter.org/ChargeoftheLightBrigade.html
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/europe/140228/crimea-ukraine-protests-russia-crimean-war
http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2014/03/13/history-crimean-war

Forts

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-14314594
http://www.amusingplanet.com/2014/02/7-magnificent-forts-on-french-coast.html

Passages

53 - knowledge
54-5 - maths; also 287
73 - evidence
97 - curiosity
105 - observation
115 - ethical dilemma
121 - statement of problems
127 - river/canal transportation system; locks
145-8 - bees
191 - teamwork; telling truth
192 - importance of facts
193 - opportunities; listening
196 - beer/hops; also 208
198 - Amyus Crowe, tracker; also 219, 221-2
206 - asking questions
212 - Trafalgar Square & Admiral Nelson
216 - Thames River
217 - observation strategies
218 - magic
229 - Tunnel; also 234
238 - Tower Bridge
254-7 - plan; also 265; also 306, Paradol Chamber
264 - Crimea & Charge of the Light Brigade; also 269
266 - ethical dilemma; rules for war?
267 - war strategy; operating in shadows
268 - twisted body/mind; puppet
285 - logic’s shortcomings
286 - bees, forts in English Channel - Isle of Wight, Portsmouth, Southhampton; also 290, 294, 299, 305
288 - semaphore (mentioned early in story)
300 - responsibility; self-sacrifice
303 - changes in Sherlock; also 305
305 - laudanum (mentioned early in story)

Author Interviews (also see appendix to some editions)
http://www2.le.ac.uk/offices/english-association/sigs/childrens-literature/authors/andrew-lane
http://youngsherlock.com/authors-notes/andrew-lanes-writing-credits/

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4UQVIODJEM