First published 2017
Arthur Conan Doyle steps away from Baker Street to examine actual crimes that demanded his attention. The creator of Sherlock Holmes applies his detective instincts to six troubling cases. He scrutinizes the Manor Place tragedy and fights for Oscar Slater's freedom. He unravels the Market-Drayton violence and questions the verdict in Mrs. Emsley's murder. He explores George Vincent Parker's fatal romance and champions George Edalji's innocence. Each investigation reveals how real justice differs from fiction. Doyle discovers that actual crime lacks the neat solutions his famous detective always finds. These cases tested his beliefs about truth and fairness in ways no invented mystery ever could.
Genres: historical-fiction, 20th-century, mystery, crime, detective, 19th-century
Vibes: suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: amateur-sleuth, real-life-mystery
Period: 19th-Century, 20th-Century
224 pages · Paperback · Independently published