The Strange Case of Dr. Doyle: A Journey Into Madness and Mayhem

London. 1910. A procession of well-attired gentlemen and ladies are clearlyout of place among the stalls and pushcarts of the Whitechapel District. Asthe group makes its way through the crowded streets, the tour guide stopsnow and then to point out various places where the mutilated bodies of thewomen had been found. Although the murders occurred twenty-two yearsprior, the man leading the group seems to know every detail and aspect ofeach slaying. Of those things he does not know, he offers freely his owninsightful conjecture. This is, however, no average tour of brutal acts. It isa close look at infamous serial killer Jack the Ripper s trail of blood. And theman leading the group is none other than Sir Arthur Conan Doyle famouscreator of fictional character Sherlock Holmes, the world s greatest detective.In The Strange Case of Dr. Doyle, we learn what draws one famousEnglishman to another in ways that are as fascinating as they are shocking.Sir Arthur Conan Doyle actually led a tour group to the sites of the WhitechapelMurders in the year 1910. While we do not have an existing description ofthat tour, authors Daniel Friedman, MD, and Eugene Friedman, MD, havemeticulously pieced together Doyle s own words to create a riveting accountof his publicly stated beliefs on each of these horrific murders. As Doyle takesthe group on his tour, the reader learns about the victims and the way eachdied. The authors have also included new pieces of evidence to understandbetter the murderer known to history only as Jack the Ripper.Interspersed throughout the tour is the Friedmans unique and well-researchedaccount of the life of the young Conan Doyle, which was shrouded in moremystery than any of his own works of fiction. The authors have uncoveredfacts about which few, if any, Doyle biographers have ever been aware. Doylewas able to reinvent himself so fully through his own writings that fewrecognized the more disturbing elements that were cut out of his own lifestory. What these two authors have uncovered in their investigation of Jackthe Ripper and Sir Arthur will no doubt spark passion and debate amongSherlockians for years to come. The Strange Case of Dr. Doyle proves onceagain that truth elementary as it may be is always stranger than fiction."

Author: Daniel Friedman MD, Eugene Friedman MD
Publisher: Square One Publishers
Published: 02/20/2015
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.50w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780757003486


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 12/01/2014 pg. 6
Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2014
Library Journal 01/01/2015 pg. 116

About the Author
Friedman MD, Daniel: -

Daniel Friedman, MD, received his BA from Stony Brook University, and his medical degree from St. George's School of Medicine. He is currently a practicing pediatrician in Floral Park, New York, and is also an active member of the Cohen Children's Medical Center, where he sits on the voluntary staff advisory committee. In addition to being an amateur sleuth, he spends his spare time as singer/songwriter and bass guitar player for the Friedman Brothers Band. Dr. Friedman resides on Long Island with his wife, Elena, and their three children, Amanda, David, and Andrew.

Eugene Friedman, MD, received his BA from New York University, and his medical degree from New York Medical College. He was Chief Resident in Pediatrics at New York Medical College and attained the rank ofMajor Assistant Chief of Pediatrics at the Martin Army Hospital at Fort Benning, Georgia. Dr. Friedman has run a private practice in pediatrics for over thirty years. He is also an ardent gardener and a translator of late nineteenth-century French poetry. He and his wife, Sheryl, live on Long Island and have five children and thirteen grandchildren.