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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.

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.

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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.

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.

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´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 .

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

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