SHANE PEACOCK was born in Thunder Bay, grew up in Kapuskasing, and currently lives with his family near Cobourg, Ontario. He is a versatile author, playwright, and journalist whose adult biography, The Great Farini, and the Dylan Maples adventures for young adults garnered much attention. His work has appeared in Sports Illustrated, Saturday Night, Reader's Digest, and Maclean's and has brought him national-award recognition. The Boy Sherlock Holmes series has earned an amazing string of awards and honors and continues to attract the attention of international judges and book panels.