Short description
Draws on the inspiration of master detective Sherlock Holmes and his methods of investigation to explain how this same careful observation can be used to provide religious insight when it is applied to the world and the human heart. Reprint. 12,500 first printing.
Review
An energetic, incisive, and persuasive.. . treatise on the great detective as spiritual guide. -- Seattle Times
Holy Clues makes a convincing case for the proposition that a mystery story is always and inevitably a kind of morality tale. --Jonathan Kirsch, Los Angeles Times
It has always been my contention that the complete Sherlock Holmes stories form a sort of secular Bible. . . . Beyond being merely clever, Holy Clues is unexpectedly moving and wise. -Nicholas Meyer, author of The Seven-Percent Solution
Kendrock's lively readings of the Sherlock Holmes stories contain a deep sense of how attentiveness to the details of ordinary life can yield extraordinary insights into the life of the spirit. -- Publishers Weekly