The Devil and Sherlock Holmes: Tales of Murder, Madness, and Obsession

ISBN-13:	9780307275905
Publisher:	Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date:	01/11/2011
Pages:	416
Sales rank:	5,146
Product dimensions:	5.18(w) x 7.93(h) x 0.83(d)

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon and The Wager—and one of the most gifted reporters and storytellers of his generation—comes a “horrifying, hilarious, and outlandish” (Entertainment Weekly) collection of gripping true crime mysteries about people whose obsessions propel them into unfathomable and often deadly circumstances. "[Grann is] one of the preeminent adventure and true-crime writers working today."—New York Magazine 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 a superb storyteller. 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.Look for David Grann’s latest bestselling book, The Wager!