Cracking The Code of The Canon - How Sherlock Holmes Made His Decisions

by Diane Gilbert Madsen

Diane Gilbert Madsen's new book from MX Publishing, Cracking the Code of the Canon, breaks the Canon wide open to offer a totally unique and different way of looking at Holmes and Watson and all the stories in the Canon you know and enjoy. It was written by lifelong Sherlockian and award winning mystery author Diane Gilbert Madsen (The Conan Doyle Notes: The Secret of Jack the Ripper; Hunting for Hemingway; and A Cadger's Curse.). She brings her amusing style to a remarkable overview of the Canon that will intrigue Sherlockian novices and aficionados alike. Her very readable and entertaining take on the Sherlock Holmes approach to crime, criminals, victims and justice may alter many of your views of the Canon. Statistics can be fun when they relate to Sherlockian lore.

388 pages, Paperback

Published June 6, 2016

Reviews

[Brian Greiner · Rating 5 out of 5]

A lovely book for nerdy Holmes fans.
On the one hand, it breaks down the canon into several interesting categories, then explains the results.
More importantly (from my point of view) it adds context to the stories, and to the analysis. The Holmes canon resided within a very specific worldview and society. Ms. Madsen does a good job of helping the reader to understand the context of the stories, and how that context is quite different from our own.
Good stuff!