The Dark Missions of Edgar Brim

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The first in a gripping gothic trilogy from an acclaimed author, featuring monsters from classic literary tales, secret societies and the fight between good and evil. The first in a gripping gothic trilogy from an acclaimed author, featuring monsters from classic literary tales, secret societies and the fight between good and evil. Edgar Brim is a sensitive orphan who, exposed to horror stories from his father as a young child, is afraid of almost everything and suffers from nightly terrors. His stern new guardian, Mr. Thorne, sends the boy to a gloomy school in Scotland where his dark demons only seem to worsen and he is bullied and ridiculed for his fears. But years later, when sixteen-year-old Edgar finds a journal belonging to his novelist father, he becomes determined to confront his nightmares and the bullies who taunt him. After the horrific death of a schoolmate, Edgar becomes involved with an eccentric society at the urging of a mysterious professor who believes that monsters from famous works of literature are real and whose mandate is to find and destroy these creatures. With the aid of a rag-tag crew of friends, the fear-addled teen sets about on his dark mission, one that begins in the cemetery on the bleak Scottish moors and ends in a spine-chilling climax on the stage of the Royal Lyceum Theatre in London with Henry Irving, the infamous and magnetic actor, and his manager, Bram Stoker, the author of the most frightening and sensational novel of the day, Dracula. Can Edgar Brim truly face his terror and conquer his fears?

SHANE PEACOCK was born in Thunder Bay, Ontario, and grew up in Kapuskasing. A biographer, journalist and screenwriter, he is also the author of several novels and plays. He has received many honors for his writing, including the prestigious Arthur Ellis Award for Eye of the Crow and Becoming Holmes and the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Vanishing Girl, all titles in his Boy Sherlock Holmes series. Shane Peacock lives with his wife and three children near Cobourg, Ontario. Visit him at his website- www.shanepeacock.ca and follow him on twitter- @Shane_Author

"With cameos from such artistic giants as Bram Stoker and the actor Henry Irving, Peacock weaves the frissons of classic Gothic horror into the reality of a culture entranced by its own dark creations. This thrilling historical mystery will have readers anxiously turning pages and checking under their beds." - Kirkus Reviews "The Dark Missions of Edgar Brimis good fun, loaded with thrills and discoveries, old journals and secret connections, hidden rooms, and mysterious, cloaked figures. By including real-life personalities from the period, such as Bram Stoker and celebrated actor Henry Irving, Peacock captures the feel of the late 19th century, and doesn t neglect the shadows and fog so essential for a book of this sort." - Quill and Quire "The Dark Missions of Edgar Brimis a thrilling story that includes fantastic gruesome imagery, moments of unexpected humour, and plenty of surprises." - CM Magazine "Peacock calls up the ghostly haunting atmosphere of the moors with graceful prose and quiet but vivid imagery the portrayal of Edgar as a frightened, anxious boy and his growth into someone who acknowledges fear but doesn t give in to it makes him an appealing hero, and his triumph over evil is sure to garner applause. The final chapter ensures there are more monsters to be caught and more books to come." - Bulletin for the Center for Children s Books" PRAISE FOR "The Dark Missions of Edgar Brim" "Peacock weaves the frissons of classic Gothic horror into the reality of a culture entranced by its own dark creations. This thrilling historical mystery will have readers anxiously turning pages and checking under their beds." - "Kirkus Reviews """The Dark Missions of Edgar Brim"is good fun, loaded with thrills and discoveries, old journals and secret connections, hidden rooms, and mysterious, cloaked figures. By including real-life personalities from the period, such as Bram Stoker and celebrated actor Henry Irving, Peacock captures the feel of the late 19th century, and doesn t neglect the shadows and fog so essential for a book of this sort." - "Quill and Quire """The Dark Missions of Edgar Brim"is a thrilling story that includes fantastic gruesome imagery, moments of unexpected humour, and plenty of surprises." - "CM Magazine """The Dark Missions of Edgar Brim" is a creepy, action-packed adventure. Filled with references to classic horror stories, from Mary Shelley s"Frankenstein"to Edgar Allan Poe s 'The Premature Burial', and, of course, Stoker s"Dracula," at times the novel feels like an enthusiastic homage to gothic fiction." - "National Reading Campaign ""Peacock calls up the ghostly haunting atmosphere of the moors with graceful prose and quiet but vivid imagery the portrayal of Edgar as a frightened, anxious boy and his growth into someone who acknowledges fear but doesn t give in to it makes him an appealing hero, and his triumph over evil is sure to garner applause. The final chapter ensures there are more monsters to be caught and more books to come." - "Bulletin for the Center for Children s Books"" PRAISE FOR "Eye of the Crow" ..".The first intriguing volume in an ambitious new series ... plenty of readers will like the smart, young detective they find here, and find themselves irresistibly drawn into his thrilling adventures." - Starred Review and Top Ten Crime Fiction for Youth, "Booklist" "The details of the plot are plausible, the pacing well timed, and the historical setting vividly depicted ... the characters enrich the book and help give Holmes's storied abilities credence." - Starred Review, "School Library Journal" "In "Eye of the Crow," Shane Peacock has created a cleverly inventive background story for Sherlock Holmes that explains the adult character's reluctance to talk about his family life. He's also managed to create a thrilling, impeccably paced murder mystery." - Starred Review and Books of the Year, "Quill & Quire" PRAISE FOR "Eye of the Crow" ..".The first intriguing volume in an ambitious new series ... plenty of readers will like the smart, young detective they find here, and find themselves irresistibly drawn into his thrilling adventures." - Starred Review and Top Ten Crime Fiction for Youth, "Booklist" "The details of the plot are plausible, the pacing well timed, and the historical setting vividly depicted ... the characters enrich the book and help give Holmes's storied abilities credence." - Starred Review, "School Library Journal" "In "Eye of the Crow," Shane Peacock has created a cleverly inventive background story for Sherlock Holmes that explains the adult character's reluctance to talk about his family life. He's also managed to create a thrilling, impeccably paced murder mystery." - Starred Review and Books of the Year, "Quill & Quire"