Book Description | In 1893, a young officer, Cecil Hambro, was murdered, unleashing one of the most famous criminal cases that captured public attention in Victorian Britain. More importantly, the case brought together two pioneers of forensics, two men who happened to be inspired by Arthur Conan Doyle for the character Sherlock Holmes. We explore... Through their involvement in the Ardlamont mystery, the foundations upon which the character of Sherlock Holmes, the most famous detective in the world, was built. |