About this title: Arthur Conan Doyle did not rely on imagination for the amazing cases tackled by his hero, Sherlock Holmes, after all. Drawing on new research that follows the tracks the author left in the real world, Peter Costello details how Conan Doyle's fictional outpourings were the direct result of his hidden career as an amateur detective and criminologist. This fascinating book shows how many of Holmes's methods of deduction were actually methods his creator used to solve real crimes, and how real-life Scotland Yard had a Sherlock Holmes of its own: Arthur Conan Doyle. Eight pages of rare ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Running Press
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780786718559ISBN:0786718552
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Description: Fine. Dj and book solid, mostly like new except for a coupleof bent pages at top of book, printed in EU, not the same cover as shown. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Running Press
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780786718559ISBN:0786718552
Description: New. Brand New Paperback, clean, tight, unmarked, no spine or cover creases some light cover edge wear North American Orders are shipped by kbooks every business day. International orders are shipped on Tuesdays and Friday's. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Robinson Publishing
Date Published: 12/10/2006
ISBN-13:9781845294120ISBN:1845294122
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Robinson Publishing
Date Published: 12/10/2006
ISBN-13:9781845294120ISBN:1845294122
Description: Used-Good. Book in good or better condition. Dispatched same day from warehouse. Please email with any questions for quick response. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: RUNNING PR BOOK PUBL
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780786718559ISBN:0786718552
Description: Draws on new research to document a range of true crimes investigated by the Sherlock Holmes creator, in an account that offers insight into Conan Doyle's work as an amateur detective and criminologist as well as how his achievements informed his writings. Original.. read more
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