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Description edit
In UK published as "The Holmes Affair".
In December 1893, Sherlock Holmes-adoring Londoners eagerly opened their Strand magazines, anticipating the detective's next adventure, only to find the unthinkable: his creator, Arthur Conan Doyle, had killed their hero off. London spiraled into... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Arthur Conan Doyle: Author of the Sherlock Holmes stories.
- Harold White: Add a description of this character.
- Bram Stoker: Author of Dracula, friend of Arthur Conan Doyle
- D. Doyle
- Sarah
- Sherlock Holmes
- Hocking
- Alex Cale
- Sebastian Conan Doyle
- Jeffrey Engels
- Jeffrey
- Inspector Miller
- Emily Davison
- Jennifer Peters
- Watson
- Sally
- Bobby Stegler
- Dr. Garber
- Ron Rosenberg
- Edward Henry
- Anna
- Touie
- Arabella Raines
- Penelope Higgins
- Millicent Fawcett
- Jo
- Eric
- Janet Fry
- Jean
- Oscar
- Gale
Organizations edit
- Baker Street Irregulars: The most prestigous of the Sherlockian societies, to be accepted is akin to being knighted and is every Sherlockan's dream.
First Sentence edit
Arthur Conan Doyle curled his brow tightly and thought only of murder.
Table of Contents edit
1. The Reichenbach Falls
2. The Baker Street Irregulars
3. The Final Problem
4. The Lost Diary
5. Mourning
6. ... Until Now
7. The Bloodsucker
8. The Darkened Room
9. Sensational Developments
10. The Applied Science of Deduction
11. Scotland Yard
12. A Proposal
13. The White Dress
14. Jennifer Peters in Mourning
15. The Allegations of Love
16. The Answering Machine
17. A List of Atrocities
18. Pleasure Reading
19. The Broken Hair Clip
20. The Chase
21. Virgil and Dante on the Shores of Acheron
22. The Great Hiatus
23. The Suffragists
24. The Bloodstains Bear Fruit
25. Surveillance
26. Ron Rosenberg Theorizes
27. The Strange Tale of Emily Davison
28. Thinking
29. Arthur Returns to Scotland Yard
30. British Birds, Catullus, and The Holy War
31. Introducing Mr. Edward Henry
32. The Library
33. Newgate
34. Only Those Things the Heart Believes are True
35. A Plea For Help
36. A Problem Without a Solution
37. A Death in the Family
38. The Pickerel
39. The Printer
40. The Old Centuries
41. Whatever That Cost Might Be
42. The Sherlock Holmes Museum
43. The Murderer
44. Is It Your Turn to Kill Me Now?
45. The Missing Diary of Arthur Conan Doyle
46. The Reichenbach Falls
47. Farewell
Authors Note
Acknowledgments
Authors & Contributors edit
- Graham Moore (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Twelve
Country: USA
Publication Date: December 2010
ISBN: 978-0-446-57259-0
Page Count: 350
Publisher: Twelve
Country: USA
Publication Date: December 2010
ISBN: 978-0-446-57259-0
Page Count: 350
Awards edit
- Barry Award (2011: Best First Novel, nominee)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PR6113.O5566S54 2010
- Dewey: 823.92
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