Sherlock's Senior Moment: 'Trick of the Mind'
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famed sleuth Sherlock Holmes never met a mystery he couldn't solve. Mitch Cullin's new novel A Slight Trick of the Mind explores the life of an aging Holmes, who must cope with a failing memory, regret, and a vastly more complicated world.
A Sherlockian avocation, beekeeping, plays a role in Mitch Cullin's novel. Doubleday & Company hide caption
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