Detective fiction the Detective. In short, it is difficult to establish who was the first to write the English-language detective novel, as various authors were exploring the theme simultaneously. In 1887, Arthur Conan Doyle created Sherlock Holmes, arguably the most famous of all fictional detectives. Although Sherlock Holmes is not the original fiction detective (he was influenced by Poe's Dupin and Gaboriau's Lecoq), his name has become a byword for the part. Conan Doyle stated that the character of Holmes was inspired by Dr. Joseph Bell, for whom Doyle had worked as a clerk at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. Like Holmes, Bell
Young Sherlock Holmes: Black Ice older brother Mycroft continues to increase. Sherlock's older brother, who works in espionage, invites Sherlock and Amyus to visit him in London, and is quickly framed for murder. In an unprecedented move Mycroft breaks his fixed orbit, and takes a trip to Russia to investigate whether or not events in that country are related to his murder accusation. Amyus, a very tall man, who helps Sherlock investigate Mycroft's murder accusation. Being his tutor he is attempting to hone Sherlock's observational and deductive skills along the way. Rufus Stone is a violinist who becomes involved in the adventure when Mycroft reveals