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Conan Doyle

British  
/ ˈkɒnən, ˈkəʊnən ˈdɔɪl /

noun

  1. Sir Arthur. 1859–1930, British author of detective stories and historical romances and the creator of Sherlock Holmes

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“I don’t—” I’m about to roll my eyes at him again, for such a detective question, as if we’re trapped in a Conan Doyle novel.

From Literature

“A big thing for us was making sure that our characters show signs of becoming the characters who are fully developed in Conan Doyle’s works,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times

If it’s bona-fide Arthur Conan Doyle, I am being decidedly shortchanged.

From The Wall Street Journal

That aspect of copyright law engendered a lengthy dispute waged by the estate of Arthur Conan Doyle against creative artists wishing to put Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson into new works.

From Los Angeles Times

It was the sitcom analogue to Conan Doyle’s “the trick,” the term for when Sherlock Holmes would dazzle Dr. Watson by telling him everything about someone just by looking at their walking stick.

From Los Angeles Times