Artie Conan Doyle and the Scarlet Phantom

Part of the The Artie Conan Doyle Mysteries series

A young detective faces a phantom thief who walks through walls. Can he solve the mystery before the greatest heist unfolds?

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Twelve-year-old Artie Conan Doyle, future creator of Sherlock Holmes, faces his own mystery in Edinburgh. With his friend Ham and scientist Peril Abernethy, Artie hunts the elusive Scarlet Phantom, a jewel thief who vanishes into thin air. As a rival paranormal investigator claims only he can catch the thief, Artie must unravel baffling clues and navigate impossible dangers. Can they outsmart the phantom before the ultimate heist is pulled off? Dive into a world of twists and clever reveals in this thrilling detective adventure.

From the publisher

One day Arthur Conan Doyle will create the greatest detective of all - Sherlock Holmes. But right now, Artie Conan Doyle is a twelve-year-old Edinburgh schoolboy with a mystery of his own to solve. Artie and his best friend Ham are investigating the strange case of the Scarlet Phantom, a jewel thief who seems to walk through walls and disappear at will. But there’s a rival detective on the case, a paranormal investigator who claims that only he can capture this phantom thief. With the help of their new friend, scientist Peril Abernethy, Artie and Ham follow a trail of baffling clues and impossible dangers, but can they catch the Phantom before the invisible fiend pulls off the greatest robbery in history? Robert J. Harris, author of The World’s Gone Loki series and Will Shakespeare and the Pirate’s Fire, brings the young Conan Doyle to life in the third installment of this ingenious detective series full of twists, turns and clever reveals.

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