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Sherlock Sam #12
Sherlock Sam and the Fiendish Heist in London
In a sudden turn of events, the Fiendish Mastermind calls the Supper Club to London to solve the mystery of a new criminal genius who is even more fiendish than he ever was! Sherlock Sam, Watson and the Supper Club have to race against the clock to discover the brains behind the crimes that have left the London police baffled. The thrills and restaurants of London will have to take a backseat as Sherlock Sam and gang come head-to-head with their most devious adversary yet!
- GenresMiddle Grade
144 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2017
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A.J. Low
30 books25 followersA.J. Low is a husband-and-wife writing team!
Born in the San Joaquin Valley in California to Mexican immigrant parents, Adan Jimenez became an immigrant himself when he moved to Singapore after living in New York for almost a decade. He has worked for comic book stores, book stores, and gaming stores. And a hoagie sandwich shop once. He loves comics, LEGOs, books, games (analog and video), Doctor Who, sandwiches, and his wife, Felicia. Not necessarily in that order, though.
Felicia Low-Jimenez has worked in the book industry most of her adult life. She has bought books, sold books, marketed books, and now she is trying her hand at writing books. She loves to nap and eat chocolate, though not at the same time. She spends most of her free time reading and when she can afford it, she travels, usually to look for beautiful bookstores around the world. Most of all, she loves her husband, Adan (who insisted that she include this).
Born in the San Joaquin Valley in California to Mexican immigrant parents, Adan Jimenez became an immigrant himself when he moved to Singapore after living in New York for almost a decade. He has worked for comic book stores, book stores, and gaming stores. And a hoagie sandwich shop once. He loves comics, LEGOs, books, games (analog and video), Doctor Who, sandwiches, and his wife, Felicia. Not necessarily in that order, though.
Felicia Low-Jimenez has worked in the book industry most of her adult life. She has bought books, sold books, marketed books, and now she is trying her hand at writing books. She loves to nap and eat chocolate, though not at the same time. She spends most of her free time reading and when she can afford it, she travels, usually to look for beautiful bookstores around the world. Most of all, she loves her husband, Adan (who insisted that she include this).
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June 7, 2020
I think this book is very interesting , it is about the fiendish mastermind calling the supper club[aka the. club sherlock sam is in to solve a mistory of a new genius criminal, this book is very thrilling and fun to read, it is 5 stars in my opinion
December 24, 2019
Ooooooo the enemy of my enemy is my ally.. enjoyed this and can't wait for the next one....
February 3, 2021
LEt ME READ THISSSSSSSSS
August 10, 2025
The book was funny and weird
May 28, 2018
By far one of my top favorite novels in the series.
Summary
Sherlock Sam and his friends must travel to London, United Kingdom, to meet James, Sherlock’s arch-rival, once again as a new mystery involving stolen artworks erupts. In this first arc of a new duology, Sherlock Sam and James will have to part their differences to race against the clock to decode not only the mystery, but a new criminal genius.
Review (WARNING: SOME SPOILERS)
The moment I looked at the cover when my dad came home from his occasional business trips to Singapore, I was quite astonished. Heist and London was what caught my eye, and obviously not forgetting two boys who are around 10 or 11 in burglar outfits. That’s when I thought, “Wow, this one looks pretty extreme.”
It turns out it was a good novel. As mentioned before, I would consider this novel as one of my top favorites in the series.
Reading through I realized how much I kind of missed James, being there as a counteracting force against Sherlock Sam, which makes him an effective antagonist. In the books between this one and his last appearance, they were still good, but kind of missed that ‘oomph’ factor for me.
Like any other in the series, the plot’s mystery isn’t predictable. Considering doing a heist in your plot is a large hurdle in my opinion to accomplish, and I think the authors developed it well. Not a boring read, for the whole story drew me in easily, since this is a sort of fast-paced children’s novel.
Otherwise, review over, now here’s the part I’ve been dreading to write about, perhaps my favorite part(s) of the novel. The Oasis reference.
First of all, as a quote from the book:
“‘Minions Three and Four, I want you on overwatch, helping my original minion keep track of any threats the rest of us have missed.’ The two minions looked at each other confusedly, then pointed at Mark with identical questioning looks in their eyes. I realized they looked very much like each other- they might even be brothers.” (Low, 77)
Ok, so James has a group of ‘minions’ who are just his school peers that obey his every command like servants. Quite a terrible way to treat people, as James doesn’t care whatsoever about addressing their actual names. There’s five of them in total, and the ones dubbed ‘Three’ and ‘Four’ look like they could be related. Now pay attention to the following quote:
“... Moran said in our earpieces. ‘And your two colleagues, Liam and Noel, are quite cold, Master James.’ ‘Tell Minions Three and Four to grit their teeth and do their duties,’ James said as he extended his arms down for me to grab.” (Low, 84)
Did you catch that? Just naming them ‘Liam and Noel’ coincidently is not a problem, but describing their relationship? Now that keys in the Oasis reference I’m claiming, about all the Gallagher media that still pops up today, from one response to another and so forth. While reading the second quote for the first time, my expression was a mixture of a jaw drop and a laughing fit, so I was just banging on the table just how hilarious I caught on. Even though I’m 14 and way past the Britpop era and 90s generation (unfortunately), I’m currently going through a Britpop phase myself. As I’m writing this I’m leaning towards Suede, but back in early-mid 2017 I was into Oasis and before that Blur. I’d consider myself to be on both sides of the spectrum, and I have no hate against Oasis’s music, but in the end, I think I’ll still go back to Blur.
Summary
Sherlock Sam and his friends must travel to London, United Kingdom, to meet James, Sherlock’s arch-rival, once again as a new mystery involving stolen artworks erupts. In this first arc of a new duology, Sherlock Sam and James will have to part their differences to race against the clock to decode not only the mystery, but a new criminal genius.
Review (WARNING: SOME SPOILERS)
The moment I looked at the cover when my dad came home from his occasional business trips to Singapore, I was quite astonished. Heist and London was what caught my eye, and obviously not forgetting two boys who are around 10 or 11 in burglar outfits. That’s when I thought, “Wow, this one looks pretty extreme.”
It turns out it was a good novel. As mentioned before, I would consider this novel as one of my top favorites in the series.
Reading through I realized how much I kind of missed James, being there as a counteracting force against Sherlock Sam, which makes him an effective antagonist. In the books between this one and his last appearance, they were still good, but kind of missed that ‘oomph’ factor for me.
Like any other in the series, the plot’s mystery isn’t predictable. Considering doing a heist in your plot is a large hurdle in my opinion to accomplish, and I think the authors developed it well. Not a boring read, for the whole story drew me in easily, since this is a sort of fast-paced children’s novel.
Otherwise, review over, now here’s the part I’ve been dreading to write about, perhaps my favorite part(s) of the novel. The Oasis reference.
First of all, as a quote from the book:
“‘Minions Three and Four, I want you on overwatch, helping my original minion keep track of any threats the rest of us have missed.’ The two minions looked at each other confusedly, then pointed at Mark with identical questioning looks in their eyes. I realized they looked very much like each other- they might even be brothers.” (Low, 77)
Ok, so James has a group of ‘minions’ who are just his school peers that obey his every command like servants. Quite a terrible way to treat people, as James doesn’t care whatsoever about addressing their actual names. There’s five of them in total, and the ones dubbed ‘Three’ and ‘Four’ look like they could be related. Now pay attention to the following quote:
“... Moran said in our earpieces. ‘And your two colleagues, Liam and Noel, are quite cold, Master James.’ ‘Tell Minions Three and Four to grit their teeth and do their duties,’ James said as he extended his arms down for me to grab.” (Low, 84)
Did you catch that? Just naming them ‘Liam and Noel’ coincidently is not a problem, but describing their relationship? Now that keys in the Oasis reference I’m claiming, about all the Gallagher media that still pops up today, from one response to another and so forth. While reading the second quote for the first time, my expression was a mixture of a jaw drop and a laughing fit, so I was just banging on the table just how hilarious I caught on. Even though I’m 14 and way past the Britpop era and 90s generation (unfortunately), I’m currently going through a Britpop phase myself. As I’m writing this I’m leaning towards Suede, but back in early-mid 2017 I was into Oasis and before that Blur. I’d consider myself to be on both sides of the spectrum, and I have no hate against Oasis’s music, but in the end, I think I’ll still go back to Blur.
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