The Amateur A Novel Autobiography and memoir featured tales include several of

featured tales include several of the author's personal favorites: A Scandal in Bohemia--in which a king is blackmailed by a former lover and Holmes matches wits with the only woman to attract his open admiration--plus The Speckled Band

and absolutely unputdownable--I just loved it

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The Amateur A Novel Autobiography and memoir featured tales include several ofBy: Chris Bohjalian Published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2026 When a young woman, a golf prodigy, accidentally kills a caddy with a stray ball at the country club, the investigation of this freak accident reveals a dark and shocking tale of secret affairs, predatory men, and a teenager on trial in this spellbinding novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Flight Attendant. 1978: It is the first Thursday in August and