O'Brien, J: Scientific Sherlock Holmes

Introduction; Chapter 1. How Sherlock Holmes Got His Start; Chapter 2. Meet the Main Characters; Chapter 3. Sherlock Holmes: Pioneer in Forensic Science; Chapter 4. Sherlock Holmes: Chemist; Chapter 5. Sherlock Holmes: Other Sciences; Conclusion; Appendix

James O'Brien is Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at Missouri State University.

"The game is afoot with this welcome addition to the large and ever-growing body of literature about "the only unofficial consulting detective," Sherlock Holmes. O'Brien provides a new and stimulating slant on a subject that never seems to grow old. A triumph of deduction!" Joseph G. Pigeon, SOCB, Professor, Villanova University

"The Scientific Sherlock Holmes: Cracking the Case with Science and Forensics presents a wonderful, fresh approach to the greatest fictional detective of all time. This book is ideal for anyone who has an interest in either Sherlock Homes, science in general, or forensic science in particular. A compelling cornucopia of forensic science applications is provided in the context of the specialized knowledge of Holmes in chemistry, mathematics, biology, and physics, and much more. O'Brien's book provides a window into the mind of Sherlock Holmes and the practice of deductive science reasoning." Tom Rybolt, Professor of Chemistry at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and coauthor of The Chemical Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

"O'Brien is persuasive when he says that science gives the stories a sense of plausibility and an authenticity that prior detective fiction lacked. Conan Doyle's fiction appropriates the authority of Victorian science; Holmes's forensic investigations allow readers to vicariously experience his scientific achievements in a setting more thrilling than a university laboratory." -- Jonathon Keats, New Scientist