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Lock and Key: The Gadwall Incident

By: Ridley Pearson
Narrated by: Nicola Barber
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About this listen

The New York Times best-selling author of the Peter and the Starcatcher and Kingdom Keepers series, Ridley Pearson, brings us the stirring digital prequel to the Lock and Key series, which reimagines the origins of the rivalry between Sherlock Holmes and James Moriarty.

In The Gadwall Incident, listeners get a glimpse into James' life a mere 24 hours before the tipping point - before life as he knows it changes irrevocably and his childhood slips into the shadows. Listeners will come to know the dangers that surround the Moriartys before James and Moria are sent off to the hallowed halls of Baskerville Academy, where they first meet the insufferable, inexhaustible Sherlock Holmes. It's a tale full of intrigue and false starts and daring getaways, one that will leave listeners desperate to know what's next.

©2016 Ridley Pearson (P)2016 HarperCollins Publishers Action & Adventure Fiction Growing Up Growing Up & Facts of Life Literature & Fiction Mystery Mystery & Suspense Sherlock Holmes Detective

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Cleverly writen and intriguing from the start. It's easy listening and keeps your interest 👍😂

Enjoyable

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enjoyed this light short.
Narration was clear and precise.
In all a most pleasant little tale, but which felt somewhat un-finished.

a strange little interlude

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loved the narration and the story is intriguing and all the great workings of young detectives but could have had a more adequate ending.

It's a great story but abrupt ending.....

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Good listen with a modern day twist Looking forward to the next few installments of the series

Good listen

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Me and my 9 yr old son loved it! Can't wait to hear next volume :)

Brilliant!

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I haven’t read Lock and Key, and I found this quite interesting. I really liked Moria, and I’d be interested to read more from her perspective. I do feel tempted to start the rest of the series.

Interesting

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This story has no plot of its own and ends abruptly. It's probably fun for fans of the rest of the series.

Not a standalone story

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