Sleuth-Hound
Sleuth-Hound is a gripping work of narrative nonfiction that explores the origins of modern forensic science through the life of Dr. Joseph Bell—the brilliant Scottish physician who inspired Sherlock Holmes.
Set in Victorian Edinburgh, the book follows Bell’s extraordinary powers of observation and deduction, revealing how his real-life methods helped shape the legendary detective.
Blending history, medicine, and true crime, it delivers a vivid look into the dark, evolving world of early forensic investigation and the birth of criminal profiling
About Dr. Lindsey Fitzharris
Dr. Lindsey Fitzharris is a New York Times bestselling author, television host, and medical historian with a PhD from the University of Oxford. She writes regularly for the Wall Street Journal, Scientific American, The Guardian, The Lancet, and New Scientist.
In 2017, Lindsey released her debut book, The Butchering Art, about the grisly world of Victorian surgery. It received many prestigious literary awards and high-profile reviews. To date, the book has been translated into 20 languages. In 2021, Lindsey hosted the television series, The Curious Life and Death of…, on the Smithsonian Channel. The show explored some of the most mysterious deaths in history.
Her most recent book, The Facemaker, is about the pioneering surgeon Harold Gillies who rebuilt soldiers’ faces during the First World War. It was an “instant New York Times Bestseller” on its release in June 2022. It also debuted at #4 on the LA Times Bestseller List, and received rave reviews from the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Guardian, and many more US and international outlets. She has recently appeared on CNN, C-SPAN, NPR and other major networks with her book.
In addition to writing, Lindsey curates medical history content for over 500,000 followers on social media, and actively develops TV shows for multiple high profile production companies. She also writes children’s book with her husband Adrian Teal, notable artist and caricaturist for the hit TV series, Spitting Image.
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Eerie and illuminating, The Butchering Art celebrates the triumph of a visionary surgeon whose quest to unite science and medicine delivered us into the modern world.
The Curious Life and Death of...
Author and medical historian Dr. Lindsey Fitzharris uses science, tests, and demonstrations to shed new light on famous deaths, ranging from drug lord Pablo Escobar to magician Harry Houdini. Using her lab to perform virtual autopsies, experiment with blood samples, interview witnesses and conduct real-time demonstrations, Dr. Fitzharris puts everything about these mysterious deaths to the test. Along the way, she’s joined by a revolving cast of experts, including Scotland Yard detectives, medical examiners, weapons gurus and more.
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