{"product_id":"the-whole-art-of-detection-lost-mysteries-of-sherlock-holmes-9780802125927","title":"The Whole Art of Detection: Lost Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes","description":"Internationally bestselling author Lyndsay Faye was introduced to the Sherlock Holmes mysteries when she was ten years old and her dad suggested she read Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's short story \"The Adventure of the Speckled Band.\" She immediately became enamored with tales of Holmes and his esteemed biographer Dr. John Watson, and later, began spinning these quintessential characters into her own works of fiction--from her acclaimed debut novel, \u003ci\u003eDust and Shadow\u003c\/i\u003e, which pitted the famous detective against Jack the Ripper, to a series of short stories for the \u003ci\u003eStrand Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, whose predecessor published the very first Sherlock Holmes short story in 1891. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFaye's best Holmes tales, including two new works, are brought together in \u003ci\u003eThe Whole Art of Detection\u003c\/i\u003e, a stunning collection that spans Holmes's career, from self-taught young upstart to publicly lauded detective, both before and after his faked death over a Swiss waterfall in 1894. In \"The Lowther Park Mystery,\" the unsociable Holmes is forced to attend a garden party at the request of his politician brother and improvises a bit of theater to foil a conspiracy against the government. \"The Adventure of the Thames Tunnel\" brings Holmes's attention to the baffling murder of a jewel thief in the middle of an underground railway passage. With Holmes and Watson encountering all manner of ungrateful relatives, phony psychologists, wronged wives, plaid-garbed villains, and even a peculiar species of deadly red leech, \u003ci\u003eThe Whole Art of Detection\u003c\/i\u003e is a must-read for Sherlockians and any fan of historical crime fiction with a modern sensibility.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLyndsay Faye\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of five critically acclaimed books: \u003ci\u003eDust and Shadow\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Gods of Gotham\u003c\/i\u003e, which was nominated for the Edgar Award for Best Novel, \u003ci\u003eSeven for a Secret\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Fatal Flame\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eJane Steele\u003c\/i\u003e. Faye, a true New Yorker in the sense that she was born elsewhere, lives in New York City with her husband, Gabriel.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Mysterious Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50413060194578,"sku":"9780802125927","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c891932b-9e80-40d8-b26a-0c5a722ab5ef.jpg?v=1729343431","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-whole-art-of-detection-lost-mysteries-of-sherlock-holmes-9780802125927","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}