Shane Peacock

Shane Peacock (born 1957 in Port Arthur, Ontario) is a Canadian novelist, playwright, journalist, and television screenwriter. He's best known for his Boy Sherlock Holmes series for young adults, which has been published in ten countries in twelve languages and has received and been nominated for numerous award. His plays have been produced by the 4th Line Theatre; his documentaries have included Team Spirit, aired on the CTV national network, and among his novels are Last Message, part of the Seven Series for young readers; Double You, its sequel; and Separated, its prequel. His crime novel series for adult readers, the Northern Gothic Mysteries, debuted in 2024 with As We Forgive Others, and the sequel A Place of Secrets appeared in 2025.

Biography Peacock was born in 1957, in Port Arthur, Ontario. Death in the Air (2008), Vanishing Girl (2009), The Secret Fiend (2010), The Dragon Turn (2011), Becoming Holmes (2013), and The Artist and Me (2016).

In 2016, Kirkus Reviews included The Artist and Me on its list of the best picture books of the year.

In 2017, CBC Books included Eye of the Crow on their list of "100 young adult books that make you proud to be Canadian."

Publications

Novels

Standalone books

The Book Of Us (2022) Show (2025)

The Northern Gothic Mysteries As We Forgive Others (2024) A Place of Secrets (2025)

The Dark Missions of Edgar Brim The Dark Missions of Edgar Brim (2016) Monster (2018) Demon (2019)

The Boy Sherlock Holmes

Eye of the Crow (2007) Death in the Air (2008) Vanishing Girl (2009) The Secret Fiend (2010) The Dragon Turn (2011) Becoming Holmes (2012)

The Dylan Maples Adventures The Mystery of Ireland's Eye (1999) The Secret of the Silver Mines (2001) Bone Beds of the Badlands (2002) Monster in the Mountains (2003) Phantom of Fire (2019)

Picture Books

The Artist and Me (2016)

History The Great Farini: The High Wire Life of William Hunt (1995) Unusual Heroes (2002)

Plays The Great Farini, 4th Line Theatre (1994) The Devil and Joseph Scriven, 4th Line Theatre (1999, 2000) The Art of Silent Killing, 4th Line Theatre (2006)