A brilliant thinker and his trusted assistant sit in their drawing room, pondering a story in the newspaper, when the door opens and the subject of the article enters, begging for help. It's a classic scene from English detective fiction, set not at 221B Baker Street, but 1 Inner Temple Lane-the home of Dr. Samuel Johnson and his biographer, James Boswell. This mystery, concerning a disputed title, a kidnapped earl, and one of the greatest fortunes in England, will be no match for Dr. Johnson. Based on true criminal cases of the era and inspired by Boswell's legendary Life of Johnson, the seven stories in this volume touch on witchcraft, murder, theft, and the scientific breakthroughs of the Enlightenment. "I am lost without my Boswell," said Sherlock Holmes-and Dr. Johnson was no different. Lillian de la Torre's delightful stories of Boswell and Johnson show the original Watson and Holmes in action.
- ISBN10 1504044568
- ISBN13 9781504044561
- Publish Date 6 June 2017 (first published 1 July 1987)
- Publish Status Active
- Imprint Mysteriouspress.Com/Open Road
- Edition Digital Original ed.
- Format eBook
- Pages 222
- Language English