The Devil and Sherlock Holmes
Tales of Murder, Madness and Obsession
Published on 13. June 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-1-3985-4064-4 (ISBN)
Description
By the author of the international Number One bestsellers KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON and THE WAGER
'Chilling . . . Poignant . . . Haunting and gripping . . . gets into worlds that are otherwise invisible to us'
Daily Mail
A Polish detective tries to determine whether an author planted clues to a real murder in his post-modern novel
An arson investigator races to prove whether a man about to be executed is innocent
Scientists stalk a sea monster ...
In this engrossing collection, David Grann sets out to unravel the truth of twelve great, real-life mysteries.
Each of these mesmerising stories is true; the protagonists are mortal and pieces of the puzzle often elude them. Some of the characters are driven by deception and murder. Others go mad.
After all, as Holmes puts it, 'Life is infinitely stranger than anything which the mind of man could invent.'
'Chilling . . . Poignant . . . Haunting and gripping . . . gets into worlds that are otherwise invisible to us'
Daily Mail
A Polish detective tries to determine whether an author planted clues to a real murder in his post-modern novel
An arson investigator races to prove whether a man about to be executed is innocent
Scientists stalk a sea monster ...
In this engrossing collection, David Grann sets out to unravel the truth of twelve great, real-life mysteries.
Each of these mesmerising stories is true; the protagonists are mortal and pieces of the puzzle often elude them. Some of the characters are driven by deception and murder. Others go mad.
After all, as Holmes puts it, 'Life is infinitely stranger than anything which the mind of man could invent.'
Reviews / Votes
'Chilling . . . Poignant . . . Haunting and gripping . . . Gets into worlds that are otherwise invisible to us' * Daily Mail * 'Each puzzle is as perplexing as the next' * Daily Express * 'Beautifully constructed, highly improbable real-life reports' * GQ *More details
Edition
Reissue
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Illustrations
none
Dimensions
Height: 193 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
254 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-3985-4064-4 (9781398540644)
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03/2011
Simon & Schuster Ltd
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03/2010
1st Edition
Simon + Schuster LLC
€9.02
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Person
David Grann is the author of the Number One international bestsellers KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON, THE LOST CITY OF Z and THE WAGER. KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON was shortlisted for the CWA ALCS Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction and won an Edgar Allan Poe Award. He is also the author of THE WHITE DARKNESS and the collection THE DEVIL AND SHERLOCK HOLMES. Grann's storytelling has garnered several honours including a George Polk Award. He lives with his wife and children in Westchester County, New York.