About the book: 2017 / “In the character of my friend Sherlock Holmes, I was constantly struck by one contradiction: although in thinking he was the neatest and most methodical person in the whole wide world, and although he maintained a certain decorum in his dress, his personal habits made him one of the most slovenly people who ever drove those who shared his shelter to frenzy. It’s not that I myself am such a great neat guy in this regard. The hardships of working in Afghanistan, in addition to the natural bohemian nature of my character, made me more careless than befits a doctor…»