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A look at the unjust conviction of Jewish German immigrant Oscar Slater of a sensational murder he did not commit. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was sometimes consulted to use his character's unique observational and reasoning skills to help with real world mysteries - and he campaigned to get Slater released.
A lot of tangents into bios and inspirations and such and I enjoyed all of it.

This was a really interesting book about a time that Arthur Conan Doyle helped on a real case and freed a man from prison after 18 years

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In some ways, here Fox uses Conan Doyle and Oscar Slater to take the temperature of the times in which they lived; it's not just about either of them, though there's a fair bit of biography; it's not just, even, about Conan Doyle's method of detection -- it's also about the social climate that found Oscar Slater so terrifying, as a Jew and a socially slippery person, that he had to be blamed for a crime he had no actual link with.

Starting on this properly for today, since I've been meaning to for a while! I know a little about Conan Doyle, but mostly his fiction writing and his interest in spiritualism, so this is fascinating.

A small birthday book haul so far. I've been joking I need 30, one for each year, but... I don't think we'll get there!

4th book completed and 17 hours so far @24in48 . I don't think I'll get 24 but if I can finish The Portrait on audio I'll be happy.

4 🌟

This has to be one of the best opening lines I've ever read! 😂😂😂

Another one of the books I‘m #CurrentlyReading — fascinating so far!

A really fascinating look at how Conan Doyle used his skill in detection to free an innocent man. #audiobook

This is awesome—Edwardian lingo for “pimp.”😂 This true-crime book about a 1908 Glasgow murder that Conan Doyle help solve is turning out to be a great read.🖤🕵🏻‍♂️🎩 🔍

Hooray for book mail!📚🥳📫

Conan Doyle always seemed a little dull to me, not as clever as Sherlock, or the man the character was based on, Dr Bell, and deeply into spiritualism. But this redeems him. It shows an imperfect man who was concerned with justice and honor. It‘s also a Victorian true crime that shows how issues of class and bias affect attempts at justice.

Totally engrossed in this book.... and this taco so far. 🌮🍺📚

This was interesting. I love Sherlock Holmes but haven‘t read a lot on ACD. I didn‘t realize he solved real crimes as well as writing crime fiction. It was well written and researched. I enjoyed it. #readwomen

This is good so far, but wordy. Waiting for the lock picking class to start. #underemployedadventures

"The true story of a sensational British murder, a quest for justice, and the worlds most famous detective writer." Starting one of my birthday books and enjoying the nonfiction kick. Also enjoying my pumpkin spice coffee from my #covertocover mug

Nothing says a beach vacay like a book and seafood. Just need a glass of wine.

I loved the idea behind the story, and it was obvious that Fox put a painstaking amount of research into the story. My only criticism is that it's written as a traditional nonfiction text. I'm so used to narrative nonfiction that it was difficult for me to read this writing style for so long. I would recommend to any ACD fans as well as historical nonfiction lovers.

For those who like historical true crime and/or Sherlock Holmes, this is a good book. You may also like it if you liked Arthur & George, which also features real-life detection by Conan Doyle.

I laughed way too hard at the "quotidian gossip" Oscar Slater's mum included in her letters to him: "Yes! It is quite correct Mrs. Lechtenstein has a big wart with long hair on her face". I think it's the "Yes!" at the beginning that really sells it ?

Reading this on a cloudy day while wearing my Sherlock Holmes socks. Really interesting so far

Really good!

This sounds really interesting, but it's not getting any Litsy love. Anybody else hear good things or anything at all about this one?

What a fascinating book about a true crime investigation that went shockingly awry. The book is a thorough examination of the case within the culture of late Victorian/early twentieth century Scotland. Recommended to anyone who liked true crime reads.

Thanks to NetGalley and publishers, Serpent‘s Tail/Profile Books, for the opportunity to review an ARC. Rating: 4 🌟