LEADER 00000cam 2201093 a 4500 001 ocn472315073 003 OCoLC 003 LT 008 090318s2009 paua f 000 0 eng 020 9781594744297|q(alk. paper) 020 1594744297|q(alk. paper) 041 eng 082 00 823/.912|222 092 0 820|bengelska 100 1 Riggs, Ransom 245 14 The Sherlock Holmes handbook :|bthe methods and mysteries of the world's greatest detective /|cRansom Riggs ; illustrations by Eugene Smith 246 30 Methods and mysteries of the world's greatest detective 264 Philadelphia, PA :|bQuirk Books,|c©2009 300 221 pages :|billustrations ;|c18 cm 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 338 volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 505 0 Detective skills. How to use analytical reasoning ; Sherlock Holmes, scientist ; How to question a suspect ; How to decode ciphers ; How to analyze footprints ; The creatures of Sherlock Holmes's world ; How to locate a secret chamber ; How to examine a body at a crime scene ; How to analyze bullet evidence ; Victorian firearms ; How to crack a safe : The crimes of Sherlock Holmes ; How to analyze fingerprints ; Scotland Yard ; How to analyze typography ; 221 Baker Street -- Survival skills. How to defend yourself ; The sporting lfie ; How to outwit a criminal mastermind ; Will the real Moriarity please stand up? ; How to fake your own death ; The great hiatus ; How to survive a plunge over a waterfall ; Curious maladies and quack medicines of the Victorian Era ; How to disguise yourself ; Victorian fashion ; How to cover your tracks -- Life skills. How to stage a dramatic entrance ; The real Sherlock Holmes ; How to sniff out a hoax ; Secret societies and the criminal underworld ; Spiritualism and the occult ; How to deal with friends and relations ; Mycroft Holmes, Sherlock's smarter sibling ; How to manage children ; Common misconceptions about Sherlock Holmes ; How to deal with women ; How to keep your mind sharp ; Sherlock Holmes and music ; Opium dens and narcotics in the Victorian Era ; How to interact with royalty ; How to raise bees -- Appendix. Briefly, the life and times of Arthur Conan Doyle ; The collected wit and wisdom of Sherlock Holmes ; The Sherlock Holmes canon 520 "This reader's companion to the casework of Sherlock Holmes explores the methodology of the world's most famous consulting detective. From analyzing fingerprints and decoding ciphers to creating disguises and faking one's own death, readers will learn how Holmes solved his most celebrated cases - plus an arsenal of modern techniques available to today's armchair sleuths. Along the way, readers will discover a host of trivia about the master detective and his universe."--Page 4 of cover 600 10 Doyle, Arthur Conan,|d1859-1930|xCharacters|xSherlock Holmes|vHandbooks, manuals, etc 600 10 Holmes, Sherlock|vHandbooks, manuals, etc 650 0 Detective and mystery stories, English|vHandbooks, manuals, etc 650 0 Private investigators in literature|vHandbooks, manuals, etc 650 0 Criminal investigation|zEngland|zLondon|xHistory|y19th century 650 0 Criminal investigation|xMethodology|vHandbooks, manuals, etc 650 7 Engelska deckare|2sao 650 7 Brottsutredning|2sao 651 7 England|zLondon 655 7 Handbooks and manuals.|2fast 655 7 History.|2fast 655 7 Handböcker, manualer, etc.|2saogf 907 00 160422
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