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The Cthulhu Casebooks: Sherlock Holmes and the Shadwell Shadows
- The Cthulhu Casebooks, Book 1
- Narrated by: Dennis Kleinman
- Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins
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The Cthulhu Casebooks: Sherlock Holmes and the Shadwell Shadows
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Publisher's Summary
It is the autumn of 1880, and Dr. John Watson has just returned from Afghanistan. Badly injured and desperate to forget a nightmarish expedition that left him doubting his sanity, Watson is close to destitution when he meets the extraordinary Sherlock Holmes, who is investigating a series of deaths in the Shadwell district of London. Several bodies have been found, the victims appearing to have starved to death over the course of several weeks, and yet they were reported alive and well mere days before. Moreover, there are disturbing reports of creeping shadows that inspire dread in any who stray too close.
Holmes deduces a connection between the deaths and a sinister drug lord who is seeking to expand his criminal empire. Yet both he and Watson are soon forced to accept that there are forces at work far more powerful than they could ever have imagined. Forces that can be summoned, if one is brave - or mad - enough to dare …
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- Anonymous User
- 23-11-2021
Thrilling, a perfectly narrated ripping good yarn
Denis Kleinman is superb in this skilled Doyle/Lovecraft pastiche that transcends genre and is both enormously entertaining and quite unsettling. Fans of either will love it, as will those with knowledge of neither.
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- Anonymous User
- 06-12-2022
Telling a Holmes Story doesn’t make you Dr Watson
I’v read all of Sherlock Holmes’ adventures and I don’t recall Dr Watson being the ludicrously verbose narrator that he is here. Ruined the flow of the story and I gave it away at the third chapter
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- Anonymous User
- 01-01-2022
An inspired match making
Combining the Cthulhu mythos with Sherlock Holmes is such a good match that it almost seems odd that it was not this way from the beginning. Holmes set in Victorian England is exactly the right back drop for the classical horror and alieness of Lovecraftian plotting. He is the very hero needed: a man at the very burgeoning of the age of science and rationality pitted against much older darker forces. Worthy.
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- Christopher
- 13-09-2021
Very well written!
A great fusion of Holmes with fantasy. The writing is superbly done in the style Arthur Conan Doyle.
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- Jason G Cody
- 16-04-2021
great
an excellent listening I really enjoyed it and a great spin on a classic series
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- Greta
- 18-11-2021
Fantastic
Just magic!! Very in line with Sherlock Holmes and a fantastic alternative to the canon
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- Nehru J.
- 22-01-2022
Ok.
Pretty good. Not that great. Not a page turner, but has potential, hopefully to be realized.
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- Kindle Customer
- 30-03-2022
Completely unlike a true Sherlock Holmes
While the story was interesting, it would have been better to rename the characters. Any true Sherlock fan will spot the massive flaws in the timeline and portrayal of characters. The narrator did a tremendous job, though!
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- Dr. Chris
- 14-12-2022
Great Cthulhu Holmes X-Over
I love a good eldrich horror and combining Lovecraftian mythos with Sherlock Holmes is a great ride.
I am glad I found this and look forward to the next two books in the series.
Strange reading error at the start I am surprised didn't get edited out.
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- soo jay
- 29-11-2021
Yawn. Sherlock Holmes meets LSD
Just when I was about to give up all hope of anything exciting happening, Sherlock goes out for a night of getting really, really stoned with the villain of the piece. After that, it all became as riveting as listening to someone else relate their dreams.
Narrator was pretty good, if you just want to listen to something soothing as you drift off to sleep.
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