Sherlock Academy Series

• Sherlock Academy
• Watson's Case 
• The Holmes Brigade
• Moriarty's Final Threat

What are readers saying about the Sherlock Academy series?

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Sherlock Academy is moving into the elite position of one of my all-time favorites. This is a perfect mystery for middle-grade readers (8-12 years old)." —Amazon Customer 

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Is it too late for me to enroll at the Sherlock Academy of Fine Sleuths? I adore this series . . . F.C. Shaw is marvelous."
—Charles Finch, bestselling author of the Charles Lenox Mysteries

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "For everyone who's ever wanted to be Sherlock Holmes, this is your chance." —Adam Glendon Sidwell, bestselling author of Evertaster

Sherlock Academy (Book 1)

Teachers in disguise, secret libraries, hollow books . . . All these and more await eleven-year-old Rollie Wilson at the mysterious Sherlock Academy of Fine Sleuths. When Rollie and his best friend, Cecily, are invited to attend a school where children learn the art of detection just like the great Sherlock Holmes, they discover a strange burglary has been committed and a mystery is afoot.

Determined to investigate, Rollie discovers that appearances can be deceiving, the truth can be hurtful, and friends sometimes turn into foes.

Does Rollie have what it takes to follow in Holmes’s footsteps? Can he use his skills to solve the mystery and save the school from an unknown villain?

Sherlock Academy is a mystery and detective story for young readers that takes place in the heart of London on the famous Baker Street.

Watson's Case (Sherlock Academy Book 2)

Even more mysteries await Rollie Wilson this month at the Sherlock Academy of Fine Sleuths. It has been several weeks since the evil Herr Zilch tried to steal from the academy’s secret library.

When Rollie finds a note from Zilch in a wastepaper basket, Headmaster Yardsly asks Rollie to help discover who Zilch’s "mole" is. With Cecily at his side, Rollie is determined to catch the spy, all while dealing with his odious roommate, his mysterious great-aunt, and the school’s new teacher.

What’s more, Rollie’s Great Auntie Ei has sent him an antique newspaper from 1894 reporting on one of Sherlock Holmes’s cases. What appears to be old news is actually a secret map hidden within the paper’s pages. Rollie must decipher the map, then discover the Academy’s secrets before the mole can hand them over to Herr Zilch.

Can Rollie thwart Zilch’s plans? Will his family remember his birthday? Can he solve the mystery of his missing roommate?

The Holmes Brigade (Sherlock Academy Book 3)

Coded clues, midnight escapades, secret societies…

These and more await Rollie Wilson as he enjoys his Christmas vacation from Sherlock Academy of Fine Sleuths. While Rollie’s school is on break, the mysteries surrounding the elusive Herr Zilch continue.

Rollie, Cecily, and their detective comrades discover a prowler has sneaked into Zilch’s empty mansion that is filled with secrets of Zilch’s evil schemes. As the mysteries and dangers increase, Rollie and his friends’ safety is threatened.

Will Herr Zilch come after the young sleuths? Will Rollie uncover the secrets within the mansion? Can Rollie and his comrades stop Zilch before he destroys the Academy?

Moriarty's Final Threat (Sherlock Academy Book 4)

Secret hide-outs, deadly explosions, and enemy spies...

These and more are Rollie Wilson’s world as he is initiated into the Holmes Brigade, a top-secret society created for one purpose: to take down Moriarty’s Underground Society.

Rollie, Cecily, and their comrades must follow clues to save Wesley, their friend who has been kidnapped by MUS. In the race to find him, the Holmes Brigade must interrogate suspects, decipher codes, and stay one step ahead of the villainous Herr Zilch and his ultimate plan to destroy Sherlock Academy.

Can Rollie keep his promise to stop Zilch no matter the cost? Will his courage and wits be enough?