Night Break is the eighth in the Young Sherlock Holmes series in which the iconic detective is reimagined as a brilliant, troubled and engaging teenager - creating unputdownable detective adventures that remain true to the spirit of the original books.

Sherlock's mother has died, his father has disappeared in India and his sister is acting strangely. The Holmes family seems to be falling apart, and not even brother Mycroft can keep it together. But while Sherlock is worrying about all of this, a man living nearby vanishes in his own house while Sherlock and Mycroft are visiting. Where did he go, and what is the connection with a massive canal being built in Egypt? The answer will rock the world, and tear the Holmes family apart!

Another fast-paced, brilliantly plotted adventure in Andrew Lane's Young Sherlock series as the teenage Sherlock Holmes comes up against a fresh crop of sinister, clever crooks.

Sherlock Holmes: think you know him? Think again.

This book is part of a book series called Young Sherlock Holmes .

There are 304 pages in this book. This book was published 2016 by Pan Macmillan .

Andrew Lane is a writer and journalist. He is the author of the bestselling and internationally acclaimed Young Sherlock Holmes series. Lost Worlds is Andrew's second series for children. He lives in Dorset with his wife and son.