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The History of Mystery with Leslie S. Klinger, Part 1

Apr 02, 2011

Leslie S. Klinger is considered to be one of the world's foremost authorities on the twin icons of the Victorian Era, Sherlock Holmes and Dracula. He is the editor of the three-volume collection of the short stories and novels, The New Annotated Sherlock Homes, published by W. W. Norton in 2004 and 2005, winner of the Edgar Award for Best Critical/Biographical Work and nominated for every other major award in the mystery genre. Since the 1960's, the study of the rich fantastic literature of the Victorian writers has been Klinger's consuming passion. He has written dozens of articles on Sherlockiana, published 12 books on Sherlock Holmes in addition to the Norton work, and regularly teaches a UCLA Extension course on Sherlock Holmes and His World. Klinger's Sherlock Holmes Reference Library has been called by the Baker Street Journal the standard text of reference for all serious Sherlockians. Born in Chicago, Illinois, Klinger received an A.B. in English from the University of California, Berkeley, followed by a J.D. from Boalt Hall (School of Law, U.C. Berkeley). Since then, he has lived in Los Angeles, pursuing a legal career in tax, estate, and business planning. Klinger is a member of the Baker Street Irregulars, the Horror Writers Association, and the Mystery Writers of America and has served three terms as the Chapter President of the SoCal Chapter of MWA and is now on its Board of Directors.