A study in Southsea

Library Journal

This is a book by a Holmesian (the author is Honorable Joint Secretary of the London Sherlock Holmes Society) for other Holmesians, who will be delighted by its minutely detailed investigation of Arthur Conan Doyle's life during his eight years in Southsea, Portsmouth, during which he created his fictional hero. Like the good detective he revers, Stavert scrupulously follows every clue he can find to recreate Doyle's activities during the formative years of his literary career, a time when he was also establishing his medical practice. A book for aficionados. Charles Bishop, Univ. of New Orleans