Houdini and Conan Doyle: The Story of a Strange Friendship is a non-fiction book written by Bernard M. L. Ernst. The book tells the story of the unlikely friendship between two of the most famous men of the early 20th century: Harry Houdini, the world-renowned magician and escape artist, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes.Despite their vastly different backgrounds and personalities, Houdini and Conan Doyle formed a close bond...