{"title":"F.R. Maher","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eF.R. Maher self-published her first novel The Last Changeling in 2013 which became an Amazon bestseller. After that she gained a first in Creative Writing at Liverpool John Moores University. She has created several short films including the two-minute Lego epic, The Wicca Man, which was screened on BBC2. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eShe has also written for #FolkloreThursday, Fortean Times and co-hosted The Fairy Podcast. In 2022 she gained her first TV credit with 'Huw' a monologue performed by Owen Teale in the Welsh multi-platform presentation, GALWAD. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eIn 2024 she took her play Sherlock Holmes and The Man Who Believed in Fairies to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and toured it in 2025. She toured her new play Out of The Blue in 2026. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eMX Publishing brought out a special hardcover edition of The Last Changeling in 2026 to celebrate the publication of Sherlock Holmes and The Man Who Believed in Fairies. Terry Molloy (aka Davros leader of the daleks from BBC's Dr.Who) narrates the first Holmes novel and is lined up for the second one - The Lady In Grey - which launched in autumn 2026.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"sherlock-holmes-and-the-man-who-believed-in-fairies-paperback","title":"Sherlock Holmes and The Man Who Believed in Fairies -  Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYour Other Options:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Sherlock-Holmes-Man-Believed-Fairies\/dp\/1804248444\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAmazon USA\u003c\/a\u003e    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/sherlock-holmes-and-the-man-who-believed-in-fairies-f-r-maher\/1150336654?ean=9781804248447\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eBarnes and Noble\u003c\/a\u003e    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Sherlock-Holmes-Man-Believed-Fairies-ebook\/dp\/B0GZ6ZBV83\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKindle\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat if Sherlock Holmes’ greatest enemy wasn’t a criminal mastermind - but his own creator?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHaving abandoned retirement, Sherlock Holmes is drawn into a battle of intellects where, this time, the stakes are deeply personal. Lurking behind the shadows of his past is the true architect of his near-fatal encounter at Reichenbach Falls: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - a flawed genius whose beliefs threaten everything Holmes stands for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen two young girls claim to have captured photographic proof of fairies, Doyle eagerly champions their impossible claims with unwavering conviction. To Holmes, this is an affront to reason itself. Logic clashes with belief, evidence with imagination - and neither man is willing to yield.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe conflict turns public when a biting cartoon in Punch binds Holmes and Doyle together in ridicule, igniting Holmes’ determination to expose the truth and dismantle a fantasy that has captured the world’s attention.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInspired by the infamous Cottingley fairy photographs, Sherlock Holmes and The Man Who Believed in Fairies is a gripping tale of rivalry, pride, and the fine line between genius and delusion. 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Lurking behind the shadows of his past is the true architect of his near-fatal encounter at Reichenbach Falls: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - a flawed genius whose beliefs threaten everything Holmes stands for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen two young girls claim to have captured photographic proof of fairies, Doyle eagerly champions their impossible claims with unwavering conviction. To Holmes, this is an affront to reason itself. Logic clashes with belief, evidence with imagination - and neither man is willing to yield.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe conflict turns public when a biting cartoon in Punch binds Holmes and Doyle together in ridicule, igniting Holmes’ determination to expose the truth and dismantle a fantasy that has captured the world’s attention.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInspired by the infamous Cottingley fairy photographs, Sherlock Holmes and The Man Who Believed in Fairies is a gripping tale of rivalry, pride, and the fine line between genius and delusion. 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