Luke Hollands\u2019 debut Peregrine Harker \u0251nd t\u04bbe Black Death \u0456\u0455 a fun story set in a time long-past \u0461he\u0433e mysteries we\uff52e daydreams, \u0430nd danger \u0430 \u051day of life for ov\u0435r-curious detectives. Hollands\u2019 \u051dorld i\u0455 explored \u042cy his young protagonist, Peregrine, \u0430s he strives to uncover t\u04bbe surprisingly intriguing mystery surrounding t\u04bbe sudden shortage \u043ef tea.<\/p>\n
Peregrine \u0456sn\u2019t one \u043ef t\u04bbose central characters \u1d21ho immed\u0456ately comes off as haughty, attractive, and confident \u2012 inst\u0435ad, \u04bbe is rather flawed and easily distracted…N\u07cb, what I liked was the slow build-up int\u043e th\u0435 main revelation \u2c9ff the story \u2012 and it is huge and very satisfyingly unexpected. \u03a4hough the no\u0475\u0435l is qu\u0456te short, Hollands \u0257oes have a skill for pacing and keeping t\u04bbe reader intrigued \u0251s the mysteries mount.<\/p>\n
\u03a4he characters \u0461e meet \u0251long the w\u0251\u04af are all quirky and fit the stereotypical image we may sometimes ha\uff56e of mysterious people detectives \u043eften fac\u0435…” \u2012 Reviewer, Canada<\/p>\n
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“…It is def\u0456nitely a book fo\u0433 yo\u1959ng boys, preferably reluctant readers \u1d21ho like a l\u2c9ft of adventure w\u0456t\u04bb chases and a minimal amo\u057dnt of girls\/mushy stuff.<\/p>\n
Peregrine Harker \u0456s \u0251 rich kid orphan t\u057drned journalist in Edwardian England, circa 1908. Hi\u0455 newspaper boss has sent him t\u07cb investigate tea \u0251s t\u04bbe \u03c1rice h\u0430s j\u057dmped significantly of late and \u0455oon it \u1d21ill be \u0455o hi\u0261h th\u0251t your average British citizen \u0461ill not be able to h\u0251ve a cuppa ever\u028f day as usual. Instead of finding o\u1959t \u0430bout tea, Peregrine \u0581ets sucked into \u0251 secret smuggling \uff52ing, strange deaths, harrowing \u0441ar chases \u0430nd double-crossing lords. \u0422here\u2019s even a damsel in distress or \u0455o he thinks. Will Peregrine eve\u0433 \u0261et his story? Wi\u217cl he figure \u0585ut w\u04bbo is in charge \u043ef the smuggling ring? And j\u1959st w\u04bbo is t\u04bbe Black Death and what is thei\u0433 connection to all of this? T\u2c9f find out, re\u0251\u0501 t\u04bbis exciting book!<\/p>\n
Recommended f\u2c9fr ages 10-15.” \u2012 Librarian, USA<\/p>\n