Book description
Strange that Abdulhamid II, the last great Ottoman Sultan, would have Sherlock Holmes stories read to him before he went to sleep. Even stranger is that his obsession helped change the course of history.
The explanation lies in the mystery of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's dying words, that the one…
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1 author picked The Adventure of the Second Wife as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This book was so much fun to read. I loved the author's dry, sardonic humor, coupled with his deep knowledge of Turkey and its history. The bumbling but persistent main character led me down fascinating and unexpected historical wormholes in the search for a missing Sherlock Holmes story linked to the Ottoman court.
From Jenny's list on historical fiction the Ottoman Empire.
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