The Devil and Sherlock Holmes: Tales of Murder, Madness, and Obsession -- David

From the bestselling author of <i>Killers of the Flower Moon</i> comes this "gripping" (<i>The Miami Herald</i>) and "hilarious" (<i>EW</i>) collection of true crime mysteries about people whose obsessions propel them into unfathomable and often deadly circumstances. <p/>Whether David Grann is investigating a mysterious murder, tracking a chameleon-like con artist, or hunting an elusive giant squid, he has proven to be one of the most gifted reporters and storytellers of his generation. In <i>The Devil and Sherlock Holmes</i>, Grann takes the reader around the world, revealing a gallery of rogues and heroes with their own particular fixations who show that truth is indeed stranger than fiction.<br><br><b>Author:</b> David Grann<br><b>Publisher:</b> Vintage<br><b>Published:</b> 01/11/2011<br><b>Pages:</b> 416<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.68lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 8.02h x 5.32w x 0.95d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780307275905<br><br><b>Review Citation(s): </b><br><i>Entertainment Weekly</i> 01/21/2011 pg. 78<br><i>New York Times Book Review</i> 02/06/2011 pg. 28<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br><p>David Grann is a staff writer at <i>The New Yorker</i> and the bestselling author of <i>The Lost City of Z</i>, <i> </i>which has been translated into more than twenty languages. His stories have appeared in many anthologies of the best American writing, and he has written for <i>The New York Times Magazine</i>, <i>The</i> <i>Atlantic</i>, <i>The Washington Post</i>, <i>The