Conan Doyle detective
Subtitle: true crimes investigated by the creator of Sherlock Holmes
By: Peter Costello.
Edition: 1st Carroll & Graf ed.
Publisher: Carroll & Graf
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 326
ISBN-13: 9780786718559
Subjects: Doyle, Arthur Conan, -- Sir, -- 1859-1930 -- Characters -- Sherlock Holmes; Holmes, Sherlock (Fictitious character); Authors, Scottish -- Biography; Criminal investigation -- Great Britain -- History; Detectives -- Great Britain -- Biography
Genres: Biography.
Description: We now know that Arthur Conan Doyle did not rely on imagination alone for the amazing cases tackled by his hero, Sherlock Holmes. The author draws on new research to follow the tracks Conan Doyle left in the real world of crime. His fictional creations were the direct result of their author's own experiences as a detective and criminologist.
Notes: First published by Robinson, as 'The real world of Sherlock Holmes', 1991.

Includes bibliographic references (p. 298-326)