“Elementary, my dear Watson.” I hazard a guess that you are all familiar with that phraseuttered in almost every film portrayal of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s literarycreation, Sherlock Holmes. More about that utterance later. What some folksdon’t know about Sir Arthur, is that he was in every sense the alter ego of hiscreation, Sherlock Holmes. Conan Doyle was not only a brilliant spinner ofmystery tales, but he was also an accomplished medical doctor and scientist. Hewas an expert in deductive and inductive reasoning, and in a time withouthigh-tech scientific tools, not even fingerprint analysis, he often helpedScotland Yard solve baffling crimes. But in the case of Oscar Slater, he was onthe other side of the authorities, advocating for the release of an innocentman. Why? Elementary! It was the right thing to do!

 My guest today is Margarlit Fox, author of, “Conan Doyle for the Defense.” Priorto writing this book, and others, she worked writing Obits for the New YorkTimes of the famous and infamous alike.

 A perfect guest for Murder Most Foul. Wouldn’t you say?