Conan Doyle for the defense : the true story of a sensational British murder, a quest for justice, and the world's most famous detective writer
by Fox, Margalit (Author)
Summary
"In 1908 an elderly woman was brutally murdered in her Glasgow apartment. The police found a convenient but innocent suspect in Oscar Slater--a Jewish cardsharp--who was convicted and sentenced to life in prison. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, already the world-famous creator of Sherlock Holmes, was outrag... Full description