The Whole Art of Detection

- In hardcover, The Whole Art of Detection was widely and positively reviewed, in mainstream publications including the Seattle Times and the Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, TX), in mystery fiction magazines like Mystery Scene and the Strand Magazine, on multiple blogs. It also received fantastic blurbs from Nicholas Meyer, Leslie S. Klinger, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Graham Moore, and Curtis Armstrong. - Lyndsay Faye's Sherlockian short fiction has been featured in the Strand Magazine, The Best American Mystery Stories, The Big Book of Sherlock Holmes Stories, and elsewhere. Ten of the fifteen stories here were originally published in the Strand and have been expanded for the book; three have appeared in multi-author anthologies; and two have never before been published.- Faye is a Baker Street Irregular, a member of the Adventuresses of Sherlock Holmes (the oldest women's Sherlockian society), and a part of the 11-member Baker Street Babes collective.- Faye's acclaimed debut novel, Dust and Shadow (blurbed by Caleb Carr, Leslie S. Klinger, Phillip Margolin, and the Conan Doyle Estate), was also a Sherlockian tale-the story of Holmes's attempt to hunt down Jack the Ripper. Reviewers have compared Faye's historical crime fiction to that of Caleb Carr.- Faye was a finalist for the Edgar Award for Best Novel for Jane Steele and The Gods of Gotham, which was also named the best historical novel by the American Library Association.- Faye is an internationally bestselling author. Her work has been translated into 14 languages.- Faye is an active member in the mystery fiction community, regularly attending Bouchercon (including Bouchercon 2016 in New Orleans), Thrillerfest, and other crime fiction festivals/events, and has a presence on Twitter (@LyndsayFaye) and Facebook.- Perfect for fans of the TV shows Sherlock (Benedict Cumberbatch) and Elementary (with Sherlock Holmes played by Jonny Lee Miller, Dr. Joan Watson by Lucy Liu), which attest to the enduring popularity of Sherlock Holmes.- The collection's title, The Whole Art of Detection, comes from Holmes's declaration in one of the final stories written by Arthur Conan Doyle that he proposes to devote himself "to the composition of a textbook, which shall focus the whole art of detection into one volume."- The titles of the two new stories are "The Adventure of the Thames Tunnel" and "The Adventure of the Mad Baritone," both from later in Holmes's career.- 1492 Pictures (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone; Fantastic Four) optioned Faye's Jane Steele.