(4) 4-6 Sherlock Files series. In their third outing, Xena and Xander, the great-great-great-grandchildren of Sherlock Holmes, tackle another one of their ancestor's unsolved cases. This time they're in hot pursuit of a missing Egyptian amulet. A Da Vinci Code-esque search leads them to London landmarks including Cleopatra's Needle and Big Ben. The mystery itself isn't particularly suspenseful, but the scavenger hunt around London is mildly diverting.

Reviewer: Tanya D. Auger

(4) 4-6 Sherlock Files series. Is the Sasquatch-like creature from Sherlock Holmes's unsolved case notes roaming around the English countryside again, a century later? The famous detective's great-great-great-grandchildren, Xena and Xander, are determined to find out (even if Xander is afraid of wild animals). Multiple suspects and red herrings keep mystery fans engrossed, though the anticlimactic solution proposed for Sherlock's original case may disappoint readers.

Reviewer: Tanya D. Auger

(4) 4-6 Sherlock Files series. Set in modern-day London, this book follows American transplants Xena and Xander Holmes, great-great-great-grandchildren of Sherlock. The kids hunt for a missing painting that Sherlock himself couldn't find and meet Andrew Watson (related, of course, to that Watson). Springer's Enola Holmes stories and Peacock's Boy Sherlock novels are stronger, but this new series will attract fans of lighter mysteries.

Reviewer: Tanya D. Auger