The Patient's Eyes: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes

"The cliffhanger adventures of Bell and Doyle keep us enthralled, as does the graceful flow of Pirie's evocative storytelling."-Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review
An atmospheric, literary thriller that partners Dr. Joseph Bell (widely believed to be the model for Sherlock Holmes himself) and Arthur Conan Doyle as innovators in criminal investigation, exploring the strange underworld of violence and sexual hypocrisy running beneath the surface of the Victorian era.
David Pirie is the author of two other critically acclaimed novels in the Arthur Conan Doyle series, The Night Calls and The Dark Water. He lives in Bath.