A shocking account of the savage world in which Sherlock Holmes
operated. The crimes of The Ripper; Conan Doyle's knowledge of the
killer's 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 long-lost crime monographs by the Baker Street
sleuth; and much more, this book tells the true story of Holmes' gas-lit
and sinister criminal world.
"Victorian society was violent & exploitive..., footpads and garrotters
stalked the streets of the City...beggars were rife.".
Kelvin is the author of many books about Holmes, the definitive
biography of Doyle as a spiritualist & the 3 volume edition of the
author's 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.
"The almost legendary Mr Jones..."- Roger Johnson, commissioning ed. of
The Sherlock Holmes Journal.
"Kelvin Jones takes the reader into Victorian England, walking side by
side with the Great Detective..., an all-round, relentless
researcher..." - Mark Alberstaat, ed. of Canadian Holmes.