«Here is a giant helping of Daniel Kahnemann, a tincture of Atul Gawande, a whiff of Nassim Taleb, a dollop of Jonah Lehrer ... and the whole assemblage served, Heston Blumenthal-style, in a deerstalker hat»

Sam Leith, * Guardian *

«Devotees of Arthur Conan Doyle's conundrum-cracker will be thrilled by this portmanteau of strategies for sharpening cognitive ability»

* Nature *

«Fascinating... A delightful tour of the science of memory, creativity and reasoning»

Steven Pinker

«An entertaining blend of Holmesiana and modern-day neuroscience»

* New York Times *

«Weaving together the fictional detective's cases and modern day neuroscience... important for solving cases or simply staying sharp as we age»

* Psychology Today *

«Based on modern neuroscience and psychology, the book explores Holmes's aptitude for mindfulness, logical thinking and observation...»

* Washington Post *

«With wit and real flair, Konnikova suggests that by properly harnessing the great detective's [Sherlock Holmes] methods we can significantly improve our mental ability ... Konnikova offers a way to turbo-charge our mental faculties, enhancing creative thinking and developing our powers of logic»

* Good Book Guide *

«A treatise on how the Watsons of the world can smarten up ... culled from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's original works and cutting-edge psych research»

* New York Post *

«The book is part literary analysis and part self-help guide, teaching readers how to sharpen the ways they observe the world, store and retrieve memories, and make decisions»

* Scientific American *

«Ms Konnikova has that rare ability to make the complex easily understandable. And enjoyable, too. The reader is enlightened, and also entertained»

* Business Times *

«Serves the non-Holmes aficionado as a route into the stories without any spoilers. And for those of us who have enjoyed the intellectual might of the great detective before, it gives us a fresh insight into Conan Doyle's deductive masterpieces»

* We Love This Book *

«Ingenious ... thoughtful ... covers a wide variety of material clearly and organizes it well»

* Wall Street Journal *