Lock and Key The Initiation, Ridley Pearson
Lock and Key The Initiation, Ridley Pearson
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Lock and Key: The Initiation

Author: Ridley Pearson

Narrator: Nicola Barber

Unabridged: 7 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 09/20/2016

Synopsis

The New York Times bestselling author of the Peter and the Starcatchers and Kingdom Keepers series, Ridley Pearson, brings us the riveting first tale of the Lock and Key trilogy about the origins of the rivalry between literature’s most famous enemies—Sherlock Holmes and James Moriarty, told from the perspective of James’s observant little sister, Moria.Before James grew up to be a ruthless, remorseless villain, he was a curious boy from Boston, with a penchant for trouble and an acid tongue. Thrown into a boarding school against his wishes, James winds up rooming with a most unlikely companion: a lanky British know-it-all named Sherlock Holmes (“Lock” to his friends). An heirloom Bible, donated by the Moriarty family more than a hundred years ago, has gone missing, and it doesn’t take long for the two to find themselves embroiled in the school-wide scandal.The school is on lockdown until it’s found, strange clues keep finding their way to James, and a secret society lurks behind it all. It’s a brave new reimagining of the Sherlock Holmes series as only master of suspense Ridley Pearson could envision. As Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson series, says, “This tale will change the way you see Sherlock Holmes and leave you dying to know more.”

About Ridley Pearson

Ridley Pearson is the bestselling author of over fifty novels, including Peter and the Starcatchers (cowritten with Dave Barry) and the Kingdom Keepers and Lock and Key series. He has also written two dozen crime novels, including Probable Cause, Beyond Recognition, Killer Weekend, The Risk Agent, and The Red Room. To learn more about him, visit www.ridleypearson.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by ✦BookishlyRichie✦ on November 14, 2016

3.5 STARS! "The Da Vinci Code meets Elementary." I was really looking forward to this one after seeing it on Goodreads a few months ago. I was interested in reading a retelling of Sherlock Holmes that had Sherlock and his arch-nemesis Moriarty both attending the same boarding school as young teens. Af......more

Goodreads review by Brenda on October 20, 2016

This is my first Ridley Pearson book, and I'm not too impressed. Perhaps it's because he chose to write about such celebrated literary characters; the writing seemed too stunted and the characters were more like caricatures. Frankly, I have no idea how the whiny brat of a teenager Pearson has Moriar......more

Goodreads review by Sharon on December 20, 2021

James Moriarty and his younger sister, Moria, are sent to an exclusive East Coast boarding school, where they meet Sherlock Holmes. Only these characters are, apparently, descendants of the originals; it's the present day, and they're all teenagers. James is the focus of a great deal of attention at t......more

Goodreads review by Emily(Marauders version)🎧⭐️ on January 03, 2022

Wowwowowowowowowow This was the best mystery series I have ever read! I saw NONE of the twists coming, and I am obsessed with Sherlock Holmes so I usually call every plot twist in every book I read! I screamed out loud at some parts during the 2nd and 3rd books, and the characters were just amazing......more

Goodreads review by Amanda on September 12, 2018

Although I enjoyed this book, I felt it paled in comparison to Peter and the Starcatchers, and I honestly don't find myself likely to finish this series any time soon. It's cute, but not terribly memorable. I found the pace to be a bit slow, and overall this was just not a huge stunner for me.......more

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