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J. Lawrence Matthews has contributed fiction to the New York Times and NPR and is the author of three non-fiction books as Jeff Matthews. “One Must Tell the Bees” is his first novel. Written at a time when American history is being scrutinized and recast in the light of 21st Century mores, this fast-paced account of Sherlock Holmes’s visit to America during the final year of the Civil War illuminates the profound impact of Abraham Lincoln and his Emancipation Proclamation on slavery, the war and America itself. Matthews is now researching the sequel, which takes place a bit further afield—in Florence, Mecca and Tibet—but readers may contact him at jlawrencematthews@gmail.com. Those interested in the history behind “One Must Tell the Bees” w ...more

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Average rating: 4.4 · 655 ratings · 142 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	One Must Tell the Bees: Abraham Lincoln and the Final Education of Sherlock Holmes 4.45 avg rating — 461 ratings — published 2021 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Case of the Disappearing Beaune 4.36 avg rating — 165 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories Part XXX: More Christmas Adventures 1897-1928 by David Marcum (Goodreads Author) (Editor and Author), D.J. Tyrer (Goodreads Author), Andrew Bryant 4.19 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2021 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Case of the Disappearing Beaune: A Sherlock Holmes Christmas Story 3.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“You learn nothing when you are proven right, you know. But you learn everything when you are proven wrong.”
― J. Lawrence Matthews, One Must Tell the Bees: Abraham Lincoln and the Final Education of Sherlock Holmes

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“Beware what you read, Watson. Too often a writer seeks to satisfy his readers—not challenge them.”
― J. Lawrence Matthews, One Must Tell the Bees: Abraham Lincoln and the Final Education of Sherlock Holmes

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