The Improbable Tales of Baskerville Hall, Book Two:
The Sign of the Five
In the second thrilling installment to the Improbable Tales of Baskerville Hall series, Arthur returns to the elusive Baskerville Hall and must solve the mystery behind a poisoned Sherlock Holmes, facing new threats, harrowing challenges, and ghastly ghouls along the way. It’s time for a new adventure, are you ready?
Jacket art © 2024 by Iacopo Bruno
Visual Direction from Laura Mock and Amy Ryan
Early Reviews
"Baskerville Hall [is] right at the top of the most intriguing school list with Hogwarts and The School of Good and Evil."
- KATHRYN LASKY, Newbery Honor Award-winning author
"A tantalizing playground for inquisitive minds."
- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY (starred review)
"A well-paced, exciting story in which stalwart heroes attempt to outwit inscrutable villains...Readers who love period mysteries and adventure stories are sure to enjoy."
- ALA Booklist (starred review)
"A delightful twist on the Sherlock universe. Hand this to any young reader, and watch the pages turn."
- SCOTT REINTGEN, Indie bestselling author of the Talespinners Series
"Baskerville Hall is a bold and thrilling reimagining of Arthur Conan Doyle's early life, filled with students and teachers who the world would later come to know so well, including Dr. Watson, James Moriarty and, of course, Sherlock Holmes."
- The Conan Doyle Estate
Before there was a man named Sherlock, there was a boy called Arthur…
When Arthur Conan Doyle returns to Baskerville Hall, a secretive school for extraordinary students, he’s excited to begin winter term with the friends he loves. However, soon after his arrival, a dangerous foe threatens his favorite professor, Sherlock Holmes, and all signs seem to point to a force that Arthur had hoped he’d seen the last of… the Green Knight. But Sherlock isn’t the only target; others begin to fall prey as well. The question is: how are they all connected?
In the ultimate race against time, Arthur will have to dodge old enemies, befriend new faces, and brave encounters with spirits to solve the mystery before it’s too late. But there are more puzzles to solve than one; it seems a new term at Baskerville Hall may not only test Arthur’s wits… but his friendships too.