The Criminal World Of Sherlock Holmes Volume Two by Kelvin Jones Paperback Book 9781787058699

A shocking account of the savage world in which Sherlock Holmes operated The crimes of The Ripper Conan Doyles knowledge of the killers identity the methods employed by criminals and of their pursuers the harrowing truth about Holmes drug abuse and of his gang of street arabs the longlost crime monographs by the Baker Street sleuth and much more this book tells the true story of Holmes gaslit and sinister criminal worldquotVictorian society was violent ampamp exploitive footpads and garrotters stalked the streets of the Citybeggars were rifequotKelvin is the author of many books about Holmes the definitive biography of Doyle as a spiritualist ampamp the 3 volume edition of the authors spiritualist writings A distinguished life member of the Sherlock Holmes Society of London he has published contemporary crime novels and poetry and is a member of the Crime Writers Association quotThe almost legendary Mr Jonesquot Roger Johnson commissioning ed of The Sherlock Holmes JournalquotKelvin Jones takes the reader into Victorian England walking side by side with the Great Detective an allround relentless researcherquot Mark Alberstaat ed of Canadian Holmes