Sherlock Holmes Was Wrong: Reopening the Case of the Hound of the Baskervilles

In this book, Pierre Bayard offers an original perspective on Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic masterpiece, “The Hound of the Baskervilles.” Conducting his own investigation, the author challenges the conclusions of Sherlock Holmes and presents an alternative version of events. Bayard examines the text through the lens of literary criticism and psychoanalysis, uncovering fresh details and character motivations. The work is an engaging intellectual experiment in which the author plays with the reader, prompting a fresh look at a celebrated story. Far from being a mere literary study, it is a genuine detective investigation demonstrating that classic texts remain open to multiple interpretations.