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The Cthulhu Casebooks: Sherlock Holmes and the Shadwell Shadows

The Cthulhu Casebooks, Book 1

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The Cthulhu Casebooks: Sherlock Holmes and the Shadwell Shadows

By: James Lovegrove
Narrated by: Dennis Kleinman
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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 …

©2016 James Lovegrove (P)2019 Blackstone Publishing Crime Fiction Detective Fantasy Fiction Mystery Private Investigators Traditional Detectives Crime Paranormal Sherlock Holmes Supernatural Detective
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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.

Thrilling, a perfectly narrated ripping good yarn

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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

Telling a Holmes Story doesn’t make you Dr Watson

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Great extension to SH Universe

First time entering into sci-fi / fantasy realm - was not expecting but was done in a tasteful manner

Great extension to SH Universe

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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.

An inspired match making

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A great fusion of Holmes with fantasy. The writing is superbly done in the style Arthur Conan Doyle.

Very well written!

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an excellent listening I really enjoyed it and a great spin on a classic series

great

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Just magic!! Very in line with Sherlock Holmes and a fantastic alternative to the canon

Fantastic

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Pretty good. Not that great. Not a page turner, but has potential, hopefully to be realized.

Ok.

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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!

Completely unlike a true Sherlock Holmes

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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.

Great Cthulhu Holmes X-Over

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