The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
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| Origin |  United States |
| Author | Nicholas Meyer |
| Publishing | 1974 |
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution is a novel written by Nicholas Meyer and published on 1974. The story is framed as a “lost” manuscript written by the Dr. John Watson, discovered and edited by Meyer, in the book, the Watson becomes alarmed by Holmes’s increasing dependence on a seven-percent solution of cocaine. Seeking help, he secretly takes Holmes to Vienna to consult a young neurologist, Sigmund Freud. What begins as an attempt to treat Holmes’s addiction turns into a psychological investigation of Holmes’s deepest fears and suppressed memories. Along the way, a mystery unfolds involving threats from Europe and the shadow of the Professor Moriarty, tying Holmes’s personal struggles to an external criminal plot.
A movie adaptation of the book, The Seven-Per-Cent Solution, was released on 1976.
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