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What if the greatest detective in literature was also the thing slowly killing his own creator? How Sherlock Holmes Killed His Author explores the suffocating relationship between Arthur Conan Doyle and the character who made him famous—and then made him miserable. In 1893, Doyle threw Holmes off Reichenbach Falls, declaring it "justifiable homicide in self-defense, since, if I had not killed him, he would certainly have killed me" [citation:2][citation:13]. London mourned, fans sent death threats, and Doyle was branded an assassin [citation:8]. But the real story is darker: Doyle's father had just died in an asylum, his wife was dying of tuberculosis, and he was falling in love with another woman—all while Holmes overshadowed everything he actually wanted to write [citation:3][citation:6]. It took a fortune and nearly a decade to bring the detective back [citation:7]. This is the story of a creation that devoured its creator. Press play, and don't listen alone. New episode every week—subscribe and leave your review. 🎧
