小朋友喜歡推理解謎、冒險故事或偵探小說嗎？《紐約時報》暢銷、愛倫坡獎（Edgar Award）得主 James Ponti 推出全新高好評系列——《The Sherlock Society》！
故事講述 Alex 和 Zoe 兩兄妹因為姓氏剛好是 "Sherlock"，決定在暑假成立「Sherlock 偵探社」！他們聯同兩位好友，以及身為退休新聞記者的爺爺，本想接些小任務，卻意外捲入一宗涉及古老寶藏、黑幫歷史甚至環境大陰謀的重大懸案！
💡 為什麼這本書深受中小學及家長推崇？
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新聞邏輯與批判思考：記者爺爺帶領孩子運用新聞採訪的 5W（Who, What, When, Where, Why） 剖析案情，訓練孩子的邏輯推理與解謎能力。
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緊湊刺激又富有教育意義：情節包含密室逃脫般的線索追查與團隊合作，帶出正義感與環境保護意識。
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英文閱讀進階首選：文筆幽默流暢，非常適合 8–12 歲孩子作為銜接獨立閱讀（Middle Grade Reader）的優質小說！
In the tradition of Nancy Drew, four kids and one grandfather in Miami tackle a decades-old mystery in this first book full of “atmosphere, history, and lively humor” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) in the Sherlock Society middle grade series from New York Times bestselling, Edgar Award–winning author James Ponti!
Siblings Alex and Zoe Sherlock take their last name as inspiration when choosing a summer job. After all, starting a detective agency has to be better than babysitting (boring), lawn mowing (sweaty), or cleaning out the attic (boring and sweaty). Their friends Lina, an avid bookworm, and Yadi, an aspiring cinematographer, join the enterprise, and Alex and Zoe’s retired reporter grandfather offers up his sweet aquamarine Cadillac convertible and storage unit full of cold cases.
The group’s first target is the long-lost treasure supposedly hidden near their hometown Miami. Their investigation into the local doings of famed gangster Al Capone leads them to a remote island in the middle of the Everglades where they find alarming evidence hinting at corporate corruption.
Together with Grandpa’s know-how and the kids’ intelligence—plus a slick gadget or two—can the Sherlock Society root out the conspiracy?
Paperback / For Ages: 8-12 / 354 pages