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A review by glorifiedloveletters
Conan Doyle for the Defense: The True Story of a Sensational British Murder, a Quest for Justice, and the World's Most Famous Detective Writer by Margalit Fox
3.0
(Perhaps more of a 3.5.)
I enjoyed this, though it was not love. I'd never heard about this real life case, and it's an interesting story that notes the classicism, anti-Semitism, and xenophobia present in England at the time (vestiges of which remain today). We get good biographical notes about both Conan Doyle and Oscar Slater, the man falsely accused of murder, as well as historical context for attitudes at the time. Definitely worth a read if you're into Conan Doyle/Sherlock, and enjoyable enough for a person interested in true crime tales and investigative reports.
I enjoyed this, though it was not love. I'd never heard about this real life case, and it's an interesting story that notes the classicism, anti-Semitism, and xenophobia present in England at the time (vestiges of which remain today). We get good biographical notes about both Conan Doyle and Oscar Slater, the man falsely accused of murder, as well as historical context for attitudes at the time. Definitely worth a read if you're into Conan Doyle/Sherlock, and enjoyable enough for a person interested in true crime tales and investigative reports.