Science of Sherlock Holmes From Baskerville Hall to the Valley of Fear, the Real Forensics Behind the Great Detective's Greatest Cases

Name: Science of Sherlock Holmes From Baskerville Hall to the Valley of Fear, the Real Forensics Behind the Great Detective's Greatest Cases
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ISBN: 9780471648796

ISBN-10: 0471648795

ISBN-13: 9780471648796

Edition: 2006

Authors: E. J. Wagner

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Praise for The Science of Sherlock Holmes "Holmes is, first, a great detective, but he has also proven to be a great scientist, whether dabbling with poisons, tobacco ash, or tire marks. Wagner explores this fascinating aspect of his career by showing how his investigations were grounded in the cutting-edge science of his day, especially the emerging field of forensics. . . . Utterly compelling." -Otto Penzler, member of the Baker Street Irregulars and proprietor of The Mysterious Bookshop "E. J. Wagner demonstrates that without the work of Sherlock Holmes and his contemporaries, the CSI teams would be twiddling their collective thumbs. Her accounts of Victorian crimes make Watson2s…

Book details

List price: $32.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Canada, Limited
Publication date: 3/1/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.40" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments



Dialogue with the Dead



Beastly Tales and Black Dogs



A Fly in the Ointment



Proving Poison



Disguise and the Detective



The Crime Scene by Gaslight



A Picture of Guilt



Shots in the Dark



Bad Impressions



The Real Dirt



Notes from the Devil



A Voice in the Blood



Myth, Medicine, and Murder


Glossary


Bibliography


Index