The 100-Year-Old Secret
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"A fast-paced, entertaining mystery." — Booklist
Xena and Xander Holmes think living in London will be boring. But one afternoon, they're handed a cryptic note that leads them to a hidden room—and a secret society. When they discover they're related to Sherlock Holmes and inherit his unsolved casebook, life becomes so much more exciting. The siblings set out to solve the cases their famous ancestor couldn't, starting with the mystery of a prized painting that vanished more than a hundred years ago. Can two smart twenty-first-century kids succeed where Sherlock Holmes could not?
"Barrett presents readers with great characters and a believable mystery solved credibly. . . . A strong start to what will undoubtedly remain an enjoyable series." — Kirkus Reviews
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Tracy Barrett is the author of the Sherlock Files books, as well as several other acclaimed books for young people, including King of Ithaka, Cold in Summer and Anne of Byzantium. Her books have been named an ALA Best Book for young adults, a Bank Street best children's book of the year, and a New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age, among other honors. She is a professor of Italian language and civilization at Vanderbilt University and lives with her family in Nashville, Tennessee.
