MRS. SHERLOCK HOLMES: MURDER, SLAVE TRAFFICKING, AND THE UNLIKELY TRUE STORY OF MRS. GRACE HUMISTON, SPECIAL CIVILIAN INVESTIGATOR TO THE NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMEN

Book ID/图书代码： 08900014B73889

English Summary/英文概要： Mrs. Sherlock Holmes will be the first-ever telling of the incredible life story of Mary Grace Humiston, who was, in turn, the first female assistant United States district attorney, a Washington trust-buster, an undercover reporter, an espionage agent, head of a pro bono urban law firm, a happy homemaker, a dance-hall owner, a wife (twice), an international traveler, and finally, the first and most famous female consulting detective in New York City history. Born into old New York money, Humiston devoted her life to battling against kidnappers and human trafficking, and for immigration reform—all issues still very much with us today. Against the background of crime, immigration, suffrage, and modern New York, Humiston tried to singlehandedly make the world a better place. On February 13, 1917 in New York City, eighteen-year-old Ruth Cruger disappeared without a trace. The police force launched a massive campaign to find her. But they had no leads or clues. As the days moved on and hopes began to wane, the Times reported that Ruth was one of seven hundred girls who had gone missing since January 1st. The police department appeared useless, in the face of such overwhelming numbers. But in an office at 52 East 42nd Street, a 46-year old woman read the newspapers, scoffed at the police, and vowed to find her. That is how Humiston launched her own personal investigation into the Cruger case, which would become one of the most sensational kidnapping cases in New York City history and launch the decades-long career of a heroic woman. The papers hailed her as a hero—Mrs. Sherlock Holmes.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 福尔摩斯女士将首次讲述Mary Grace Humiston令人难以置信的人生故事,美国第一个女助理地区检察官，华盛顿反托拉斯官员,卧底记者，一个间谍,主管城市公益律师事务所，一个快乐的家庭主妇,一个舞厅老板，妻子(两次），一个国际旅行，最后，第一个和最著名的纽约历史上女性咨询侦探。出生在纽约,Humiston一生致力于应对绑架和贩卖人口和移民改革，这些问题在现如今仍是我们所关注的。在犯罪、移民、选举权和现代纽约的背景下，Humiston试图单枪匹马地让世界变得更美好。1917年2月13日在纽约市,18岁的Ruth Cruger消失得无影无踪。警察部发动了大规模队伍去找她，但他们没有线索或线索。随着时间的继续，希望开始减弱，《纽约时报》报道。自1月1日，Ruth是一个七百个失踪女孩中的其中一个。在这样的压倒性的数量前，警察部门显得无用。但是在办公室在52东第42街，一个46岁的女人读报纸，嘲笑警察，并发誓要找到她。这就是Humiston Cruger推出了她个人的调查情况，这将成为纽约市历史上最轰动的绑架案和发射的长达几十年的职业生涯一个英雄的女人。报纸称赞她为英雄——福尔摩斯女士。（LNL）

Awards/获奖情况："In Mrs. Sherlock Holmes, Brad Ricca paints the picture of Grace Humiston, a soft-spoken yet persistent woman investigator determined to solve the disappearance of an 18-year-old girl―this in the midst of both the suffragist and white-slavery movements. Where the police leave off, Humiston, undaunted by naysayers, picks up clues and doggedly follows them. Ricca lays out this fascinating whodunit with a novelist’s skill, making Mrs. Sherlock Holmes a suspenseful winner." ―Cathy Scott, award-winning journalist and Los Angeles Times bestselling author of Murder of a Mafia Daughter and The Killing of Tupac Shakur

"Brad Ricca’s spellbinding nonfiction account of the disappearance and murder of a young woman ranks right up there with the most absorbing mystery novels. Set against a background of early 20th century New York, Mrs. Sherlock Holmes exposes police indifference, newspaper sensationalism and sexist attitudes. A first-rate story." -Sandra Dallas, New York Times Bestselling author of The Last Midwife

About the Author/作者介绍： Brad Ricca从凯斯西储大学获得了英语博士学位，他现在正在这所大学教学。他是获得超级男生奖：Jerry Siegel和Joe Shuster的神奇冒险——超级男人的创造者的作者。他在不同学校和博物馆说漫画，他一直就漫画主题被《纽约每日新闻》，《华尔街日报》，在美国国家公共电台录播的“一切视为”节目采访。

Brad Ricca earned his Ph.D. in English from Case Western Reserve University where he currently teaches. He is the author of the award-winning Super Boys: The Amazing Adventures of Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster – The Creators of Super Man. He has spoken on comics at various schools and museums, and he has been interviewed about comics topics by The New York Daily News, The Wall Street Journal, and “All Things Considered” on NPR.

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Sales in other countries/其他国家销售情况：English language in North America, St. Martin’s Press, Fall 2016

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