When literary researcher Harold White is inducted into the preeminent Sherlock Holmes enthusiast society, The Baker Street Irregulars, he never imagines he's about to be thrust onto the hunt for the holy grail of Holmes-ophiles: the missing diary. After his death, one of his journals from the interim period was discovered to be missing, and in the decades since, has never been found. Though the writer kept detailed diaries of his days and work, Conan Doyle never explained this sudden change of heart.
Then in 1901, just as abruptly as Conan Doyle had murdered Holmes in The Final Problem, he resurrected him. London spiraled into mourning-crowds sported black armbands in grief-and railed against Conan Doyle as his assassin. 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. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.Description Hurtling from present day New York to Victorian London, The Sherlockian weaves the history of Sherlock Holmes and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle into an inspired and entertaining double mystery that proves to be anything but elementary. But when the world’s leading Doylean scholar turns up dead in his hotel room, it is Harold-using wisdom gleaned from countless detective stories-who must take up the search, both for the diary and for the killer. January 2010: When Harold White is inducted into the pre-eminent Sherlock Holmes society, the Baker Street Irregulars, he never imagines he’s about to embark on the hunt for the holy grail of Holmesophiles-the missing diary.
In the decades since, it has never been found. After his death, the diary that would have shed light on his mysterious reasons went missing. But the cryptic author said nothing.Įight years later, however, just as abruptly as he had “murdered” Holmes in “The Final Problem,” Conan Doyle brought him back for a new series of adventures. London spiralled into mourning, branding Conan Doyle an assassin, and demanding an explanation. Holmes’s creator, Arthur Conan Doyle, had killed their hero off. December 1893: Hungry for the latest Sherlock Holmes instalment, Londoners ripped open their Strand magazines only to reel in horror.
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