Young Sherlock Holmes is a series of young adult thriller novels by British author Andrew Lane featuring Arthur Conan Doyle's detective Sherlock Holmes as a teenager in the 1860s and 70s that is faced with numerous mysteries, crimes and adventures throughout the series.
[1][2] 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.
[3]Lane's initial proposal provided ideas for potential plots for entries in the series;[2] Chicago Tribune gave Death Cloud a positive review stating: For a reader who has outgrown the Hardy Boys' adventures but still seeks mystery-solving plots, Andrew Lane's invention of a teenage Sherlock Holmes will seem timely.
[6]A streaming series adaptation entitled Young Sherlock is in production for Prime Video, with Guy Ritchie directing, and Hero Fiennes Tiffin starring as Holmes.
[7] Matthew Parkhill is to serve as showrunner with Peter Harness, Kt Roberts, and Steve Thompson on the writing team.