num_pages: 256
description: 2007 Edgar® Nominee Take a wild ride by hansom cab along the road paved by Sherlock Holmes— a ride that leads you through medicine, law, pathology, toxicology, anatomy, blood chemistry, and the emergence of forensic science during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The Science of Sherlock Holmes  is as fascinating and eye-opening as any Holmes mystery. Examining the Great Detective’s remarkable adventures—along with gripping real-life mysteries such as the disappearance of Dr. George Parkman, wife-killer Kenneth Barlow, Jack the Ripper, and Lizzie Borden—author E. J. Wagner gives you a new perspective on both Holmes and modern-day forensic detection.
language: English
title: The Science of Sherlock Holmes: From Baskerville Hall to the Valley of Fear, the Real Forensics Behind the Great Detective's Greatest Cases
titlecomplete: The Science of Sherlock Holmes: From Baskerville Hall to the Valley of Fear, the Real Forensics Behind the Great Detective's Greatest Cases
genres: Historical, History, Mystery, Books About Books, Popular Science, 21st Century, Science, Crime, Nonfiction, True Crime
ratings_count: 2165
awards: awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Anthony Award
category: Best Critical Nonfiction, awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Edgar Award
category: Best Critical/Biographical
publisher: Trade Paper Press