{"product_id":"sherlock-holmes-michael-hardwick-9780854953615","title":"Sherlock Holmes: My Life and Crimes","description":"\u003cb\u003eA revelatory personal memoir from world famous detective, Sherlock Holmes! Perfect for fans of Don Libey, Nick Rennison, Vincent Starrett and William S. Baring-Gould.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHolmes sets the record straight at last\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eVictorian England\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo much has been written about the world's greatest detective - by other people. Here he tells his own story of how he began his illustrious career. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a reflective mood in retirement, Holmes' thoughts drift back to the very beginning of his detecting days and how providence presented his first case. The young student, using newly formulated methods of observation and deduction, had found his calling. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHolmes reveals how he honed his craft and learnt his profession through an apprenticeship in the famous Pinkerton Agency in Chicago. It was here he learnt to be a criminal first, a detective second, and developed his supreme talent for disguise that was to become so essential to his success. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe casebook that was faithfully recorded by Dr Watson, Holmes tells for the first time, was not wholly true. Watson was misled and details hidden for very good reason. These secrets about old enemy Professor Moriarty are now revealed along with the true account of the dramatic events at the Reichenbach Falls and the missing years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWho is the man behind the legend? What more is there to tell ?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnd why did Holmes and Moriarty have to deceive and 'die'...?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHERLOCK HOLMES: MY LIFE AND CRIMES is a fictionalised historical autobiography that will thrill fans of Sherlock Holmes and the original stories by Arthur Conan Doyle.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE DISCOVERED JOURNALS OF SHERLOCK HOLMES AND DR WATSON SERIES: \u003cbr\u003eSherlock Holmes: My Life and Crimes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrisoner of the Devil\u003cbr\u003eThe Private Life of Sherlock Holmes\u003cbr\u003eThe Private Life of Dr Watson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Hardwick\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0854953612\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780854953615\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sapere Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/23\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.49d","brand":"Michael Hardwick","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48014206435583,"sku":"9780854953615","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6319b17b-82ab-414a-a062-d840e7b5ae69.jpg?v=1767747341","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sherlock-holmes-michael-hardwick-9780854953615","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}