The Life and Death of Sherlock Holmes

Master Detective, Myth and Media Star

Mattias Boström

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Head of Zeus
01 May 2018

The story of the most famous detective in the world; a fast-paced and exciting living portrait of a phenomenon and icon of popular culture.

Everybody knows about Sherlock Holmes, the unique literary character created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who has remained popular over the decades and is more appreciated than ever today. But what made this fictional character, dreamed up by a small-town English doctor back in the 1880s, into such a great success? This is the fascinating and exciting tale of the man and people who created the Holmes legend. It is also the tragic story of an author who tried to escape from his own invention and the inheritance that ruined a family dynasty. The book also charts the unexpected fortune and success of the actors, writers and readers who, over the decades, have recreated and renewed the idea of this most-famous of all detectives: from the gentleman amateur of the 1890s to the odd genius of Sherlock today.

Mattias Bostroem is a Swedish writer and Sherlock Holmes expert. He was elected into the exclusive Sherlock Holmes association Baker Street Irregulars in 2007. The book was winner of the Best Non-fiction Award by The Swedish Crime Writers' Academy 2013 and shortlisted for The Great Non-Fiction Book Prize (Sweden's biggest non-fiction award) in Sweden 2013.

By: Mattias Boström
Imprint: Head of Zeus
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 228mm, Width: 145mm,
ISBN: 9781786691262
ISBN 10: 1786691264
Pages: 597
Publication Date: 01 May 2018
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Mattias Bostrom is a Swedish writer and Sherlock Holmes expert. He was elected into the exclusive Sherlock Holmes association Baker Street Irregulars in 2007.

Reviews for The Life and Death of Sherlock Holmes: Master Detective, Myth and Media Star

'All you ever wanted to know about Sherlock Holmes ... A superb piece of detailed scholarship, clearly a labour of love for the author and, most importantly of all, is as readable as a good thriller' Shots Magazine.