Hounding the Hound of the Baskervilles: A Poetic Portrait of the Detective Novel

The "mystery" of the detective story as a literary genre is unfolded by Yair Mazor in a concise, erudite, and brilliant book, discovering "concealed information, with the help of his deductive reasoning"--very much like Sherlock Holmes himself. In a detailed and highly captivating analysis of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Hound of the Baskervilles," the author presents profound insights and thrilling perspectives into this suspenseful area of literary study. (Commentary by Prof. Moshe Pelli, Director of Judaic Studies, University of Central FL)