Leslie Klinger

Leslie S. Klinger is considered to be one of the world's foremost authorities on Sherlock Holmes and Dracula. He is the editor of the three-volume set The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes, published by W.W. Norton in 2004 and 2005. The first two volumes, The Complete Short Stories, won the Edgar, the highest award of the Mystery Writers of America, for Best Critical/Biographical work in 2005 and were short-listed for every other major mystery award. The third volume, The Novels was nominated for an Edgar and a Quill award as well as every other major mystery award. In 2008, The New Annotated Dracula was published by W. W. Norton to critical acclaim. His current project is The Annotated Sandman for DC Comics, due out in 2012. He is also co-editing a collection of classic essays on Sherlock Holmes with New York Times best-selling author Laurie R. King, to be published later this year.

Klinger is a member of the Baker Street Irregulars, and served as the Series Editor for the Manuscript Series of The Baker Street Irregulars; he is currently the Series Editor for the BSIs History Series. He served three terms as Chapter President of the SoCal Chapter of the Mystery Writers of America and on its National Board. He is also a member of the Horror Writers Association. He speaks frequently on Holmes, Dracula, and their worlds, including frequent panels at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, BoucherCon, World Horror Convention, VampireCon, and Comic-Con, and he teaches regular courses on Holmes and Dracula at UCLA Extension. His introductions and essays have appeared in numerous books, graphic novels, academic journals, newspapers, and Playboy Magazine; he also reviews books for the Los Angeles Times. Les and his wife Sharon have five adult children and live in Malibu with their dog and three cats. Klinger's day job is a practice in Westwood specializing in tax, estate planning, and business