Sherlock Holmes Was Wrong
Reopening the Case of The Hound of the Baskervilles
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Mystery & Detective Fiction
| Author: | Pierre Bayard | ISBN: | 9781608192441 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing | Publication: | September 1, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Bloomsbury USA | Language: | English |
| Author: | Pierre Bayard |
| ISBN: | 9781608192441 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Publication: | September 1, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Bloomsbury USA |
| Language: | English |
In his brilliant reinvestigation of the classic case of The Hound of the Baskervilles, Pierre Bayard uses the last thoughts of the murder victim as his key to unravel the mystery, leading the reader to the astonishing conclusion that Holmes-and, in fact, Arthur Conan Doyle-got things all wrong. Part intellectual entertainment, part love letter to crime novels, and part crime novel in itself, Sherlock Holmes Was Wrong turns one of our most beloved stories delightfully on its head.
In his brilliant reinvestigation of the classic case of The Hound of the Baskervilles, Pierre Bayard uses the last thoughts of the murder victim as his key to unravel the mystery, leading the reader to the astonishing conclusion that Holmes-and, in fact, Arthur Conan Doyle-got things all wrong. Part intellectual entertainment, part love letter to crime novels, and part crime novel in itself, Sherlock Holmes Was Wrong turns one of our most beloved stories delightfully on its head.
