The Men Who Were Sherlock Holmes

A True-life Victorian Murder Mystery

Daniel Smith

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MICHAEL OMARA BOOKS
15 May 2024

Biography; True crime; Criminal investigation & detection

In 1893, young army officer Cecil Hambrough was murdered at the sprawling Ardlamont estate in Scotland, unleashing one of the most gripping court cases Victorian Britain had ever known. Even more remarkably, the case brought together two pioneering forensic experts – Joseph Bell and Henry Littlejohn – two men upon whom Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes happened to be based. It is their involvement in the Ardlamont affair that reveals how the world’s most famous detective came to be: the worlds of crime fiction and crime fact were about to collide spectacularly.

In this extraordinary book, Daniel Smith outlines the key roles of the two men whose powers of deduction had so inspired Doyle and explores the real-world origins of Sherlock Holmes through the prism of a mystery as engrossing as any case the Great Detective ever tackled.

By: Daniel Smith
Imprint: MICHAEL OMARA BOOKS
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 235g
ISBN: 9781789296297
ISBN 10: 1789296293
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 15 May 2024
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Daniel Smith is a non-fiction author and editor who has written across a range of subjects, including politics, economics and social history. He is the author of The Little Book of Big Ideas: 150 Concepts and Breakthroughs that Transformed History and the 'How to Think Like ...' series for Michael O'Mara Books, which has been published in 25 languages and sold over 500,000 copies worldwide. He is also a scriptwriter for the award-winning podcast series, Real Dictators and A Short History of . . . He lives in London with his wife and two children.

Reviews for The Men Who Were Sherlock Holmes: A True-life Victorian Murder Mystery

An enthralling real-life murder mystery that also sheds new light on the creation of fiction’s most famous detective. * Daily Mail * A gripping read. * The Sherlock Holmes Journal * Sherlockian and true crime buffs alike will be enthralled. * Publishers Weekly * Fascinating and expertly written: a true murder story that brings the real background of Sherlock Holmes strikingly to life. -- Andrew Lycett, author of 'Conan Doyle: The Man Who Created Sherlock Holmes'