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The Cthulhu Casebooks: Sherlock Holmes and the Highgate Horrors

The Cthulhu Casebooks, Book 4

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The Cthulhu Casebooks: Sherlock Holmes and the Highgate Horrors

By: James Lovegrove
Narrated by: Dennis Kleinman
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An exciting standalone Cthulhu Casebooks narrative, a thrilling tale of mystery and dread, from the New York Times bestselling author.

It’s 1929 and an aging Dr. John Watson, conscious of his imminent demise, finally sits down to write a fresh chronicle disclosing the true events behind his published accounts of Sherlock Holmes’s exploits. In these pages, Sherlock Holmes and his stalwart companion encounter reanimated corpses in Highgate Cemetery; a very different, though ever elusive, Irene Adler; tales of madness and murder in the frozen wastes of the north; grotesque organic machines; and much more. Each case brings the illustrious pair ever closer to the dramatic and terrifying truth about the mysterious aliens, the Mi-Go, and their plans for Earth …

©2023 James Lovegrove (P)2023 Blackstone Publishing Detective Genre Fiction Horror Mystery Supernatural Thriller & Suspense Traditional Detectives Scary Paranormal Fiction Sherlock Holmes Exciting
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I enjoyed the first 3 books, but this one is a struggle to finish, the dialogue from Holmes and Watson is uncharacteristically stupid, full of assumptions and at odds with the methods of empirical deduction and reasoning the character is known for. Watson says things so thoughtless at times he backtracks the moment he is questioned.
Some interesting ideas, that were unfortunately spoiled by how the characters have been written, and skirted around through most of the book. at least Holmes isn't constantly rude to Watson as in the recent short stories.
A small gripe with the uk pronounciation of Irene for an American character and at odds with all recent televised and film versions.

Sadly Not the next chapter i was hoping would develop the Sherlock/lovecaft Lore.

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