HefascinatedVictorianEnglandwithhisunequalledskillatbrilliantcasesbasedonlogicalreasoningandgraspofforensic(法医的)sciencenottomentionamasteryofdisguises(伪装)andanencyclopedicknowledgeofthecriminalunderclass.
ButthisdetectivewasnotSherlockHolmesbutareallifeinvestigatorJeromeCaminadawhonewresearchsuggestshelpedinspireSirArthurConanDoyle’scelebratedhero.
AbiographyofCaminadawrittenbyAngelaBuckleyrevealsaseriesofstrikingsimilaritiesbetweenhimandthefictionalcharacterintermsoftheirunusualmethodsandcharacter.Italsoestablishesstrongechoesbetweentherealdetective’scasesandplotlinesusedbyDoyle.
ThesonofanItalianfatherandIrishmotherCaminadawasbasedinManchesterbutwasinvolvedincaseswhichtookhimacrossthecountryandheenjoyedanationwideprofileinthepresswhereaccountsofhislegendwerewidelyreported.
MostofhiscareerwasspentwithManchesterCityPoliceForcealthoughhelateroperatedlikeHolmesasa“consultingdetective”.
Hebecamewell-knowninthemid1880sshortlybeforeSherlockHolmesmadehisfirstappearanceinAStudyinScarletandparallelssoonemergedbetweenthetwo.
Asthefictionalcharacterreliedonannetworkofunderworldcontacts–theBakerStreetIrregulars–soCaminadawasknownforhisextensivewebofinformerswhomhewouldoftenmeetinthebackpewofachurch.
Thesecharactershelpedhimbuildupanencyclopedicknowledgeofthecriminalfraternity(兄弟会)amongwhomhewouldoftenmoveindisguise–anothermethodincommonwithHolmes.
HisskillwithdisguiseswassorenownedthatononeoccasionwhiletrackingagroupofthievesattheGrandNationaldressedasalaborerhisownchiefpoliceofficerwasunabletorecognisehim.
_______________.Howeverhealsoposedaswhitecollarprofessionalsoncewhilebringingabogus(假的)doctortojustice.
Overthecourseofhiscareerhewasreportedlyresponsiblefortheimprisonmentof1225criminals.Hismostfamouscase–andperhapstheonewhichmostcloselyresemblesaHolmesstory–was“MysteryoftheFour-WheeledCab”.
MrsBuckleyidentifiesCaminada’s“Moriaty”figureasBobHorridgeaviolentintelligentcar
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