Bibliograph

Mrs. Sherlock Holmes, the true story of New York City's greatest female detective and the 1917 missing girl case that captivated a nation, Brad Ricca

Type

Label

Mrs. Sherlock Holmes, the true story of New York City's greatest female detective and the 1917 missing girl case that captivated a nation, Brad Ricca

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 417-418) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrationsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Mrs. Sherlock Holmes

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

967094808

Responsibility statement

Brad Ricca

Sub title

the true story of New York City's greatest female detective and the 1917 missing girl case that captivated a nation

Summary

"The true story of Grace Humiston, the detective and lawyer who turned her back on New York society life to become one of the nation's greatest crime fighters during an era when women were rarely involved with investigations"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

True detective mysteries -- The missing skater -- The coroner's cabinet -- The Heatherbloom girl -- These little cases -- Army of the vanished -- The mysterious island of Sunny Side -- The giant and the chair -- The Manhunter of Harlem -- The pale man -- A doorway to the underworld -- A second guess -- The pointed finger -- The man who laughs -- The sliding number -- Mrs. Sherlock Holmes -- The marked neck -- Her last bow -- Army of one -- The assassin strikes -- The invisible places -- The witnesses' revenge -- Her dark shepherd

Target audience

adult

resource.variantTitle

True story of New York City's greatest female detective

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