The Devil and Sherlock Holmes: Tales of Murder, Madness, and Obsession
Author(s): David Grann
From the bestselling author of The Lost City of Z comes this gripping (The Miami Herald) and hilarious (EW) collection of real-life mysteries about people whose obsessions propel them into unfathomable and often deadly circumstances. Whether David Grann is investigating a mysterious murder, tracking a chameleon-like con artist, or hunting an elusive giant squid, he has proven to be one of the most gifted reporters and storytellers of his generation. In The Devil and Sherlock Holmes, Grann takes the reader around the world, revealing a gallery of rogues and heroes with their own particular fixations who show that truth is indeed stranger than fiction."
Product Information
David Grannis a staff writer atThe New Yorkerand the bestselling author ofThe Lost City of Z, which has been translated into more than twenty languages. His stories have appeared in many anthologies of the best American writing, and he has written forThe New York Times Magazine, TheAtlantic, The Washington Post, TheWall Street Journal, andThe New Republic.
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General Fields
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- : Vintage Books USA
- : Vintage Books USA
- : 0.308
- : 01 January 2011
- : 204mm X 135mm X 24mm
- : United States
- : books
Special Fields
- : David Grann
- : David Grann
- : 081
- : 081
- : Paperback / softback
- : Paperback / softback