Young Bond series, the estate of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle authorised a series of books detailing the life of the teenage Sherlock Holmes'. One of Andrew Lane's key aims is to explain some of the complexities of Holmes' character, who is scientific and analytical on the one hand, and artistic and moody on the other. Two new characters introduced in this series, his two tutors, Amyus Crowe and Rufus Stone, will help shed light on the formation of the two sides of his character evident in later life. Lane also wanted to ensure that his stories jibed with the original Doyle stories as it bothered him that Watson was presented as a young friend of Holmes in Young Sherlock Holmes which contradicts the events of A Study in Scarlet. Lane's initial proposal provided ideas for potential plots for entries in the series; The Giant Rat of Sumatra (mentioned in "The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire") The Remarkable Worm Unknown to Science (mentioned in "The Problem of Thor Bridge") Colonel Warburton’s Madness (mentioned in "The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb") The Segregation of the Queen (mentioned in "His Last Bow") Reception Chicago Tribune gave Death Cloud a positive review stating: Graham Moore, author of The Sherlockian, reviewed Death Cloud for The New York Times and stated: See also The Boy Sherlock Holmes Young Sherlock Holmes References External links Official Young Sherlock Holmes site (U.K.) Official Young Sherlock Holmes series site (U.S.) Book series introduced in 2010 Young Sherlock Holmes book series Young adult novel series