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The Ardlamont mystery : the real-life story behind the creation of Sherlock Holmes

Smith, Daniel, 1976-2018
Books, Manuscripts
The real-life mystery featuring the two men - Joseph Bell and Henry Littlejohn - who inspired the creation of Sherlock Holmes. December 1893, Arthur Conan Doyle shocks his legions of fans by killing off the world's favourite fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes. Meanwhile, in Scotland, a sensational real-life murder trial is playing out. Alfred Monson, a scion of the aristocracy, is charged with killing a young army lieutenant, Cecil Hambrough, on the sprawling Ardlamont estate. The worlds of crime fiction and crime fact are about to collide spectacularly.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Michael O'Mara Books Limited, 2018.
Collation:
254 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781782438458 (hbk)
Dewey class:
823.8
LC class:
PR4624
Local class:
364.1523823.8364.152
Language:
English
BRN:
2213950
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