Sherlock Holmes and the Shadwell Shadows (The Cthulhu Casebooks, #1)

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In the stews of London s East End, an outbreak of insanity sees ordinary men and women reduced to gibbering, incoherent wrecks a mysterious creeping fog hides terrifying apparitions within that rob the wits of all who see them and even inspire suicide Sherlock Holmes, in the infancy of his detecting career, deduces a connection between these sinister shadows and an Oriental drug lord who is bent on expanding his criminal empire Yet there are even sinister forces at work, as the great detective faces a challenge so fearsome and deadly that his career may be over almost as soon as it has begun. Read Sherlock Holmes and the Shadwell Shadows (The Cthulhu Casebooks, #1) – kino-fada.fr How, oh how, am I supposed to resist a book that offers me a mash up of two of my favorite fictional universes I am not ashamed to be one of those people that looses all sense and reason when the words Cthulhu or Sherlock Holmes are uttered, so when they both are on the cover of the same book, well, all I can do is grab a copy and take it home.Now the issue with H.P Lovecraft and Conan Doyle pastiches is that everybody and their dog wrote one The two canons are religiously beloved by thei How, oh how, am I supposed to resist a book that offers me a mash up of two of my favorite fictional universes I am not ashamed to be one of those people that looses all sense and reason when the words Cthulhu or Sherlock Holmes are uttered, so when they both are on the cover of the same book, well, all I can do is grab a copy and take it home.Now the issue with H.P Lovecraft and Conan Doyle pastiches is that everybody and their dog wrote one The two canons are religiously beloved by their fans myself included , and when they are not treated with respect, talent and a certain measure of panache, they are great disapointments I bought the book, but I was as terrfied as I was excited about reading it.The introduction offers the reader a...This book was sent to me by the publisher.What we have here is H.P Lovecraft and Arthur Conan Doyle s love child The blurb had me at Sherlock Holmes , and then I saw the cover and I was all I need this now Just look at that typography slow clap for design team I picked up this novel at a time when I was looking for a light crime read I wasn t in the mood for a slow paced 500 page detective novel, I was too busy to sit down and dedicate brain space to that sort of thing, so a Sherlock my This book was sent to me by the publisher.What we have here is H.P Lovecraft and Arthur Conan Doyle s love child The blurb had me at Sherlock Holmes , and then I saw the cover and I was all I need this now Just look at that typography slow clap for design team I picked up this novel at a time when I was looking for a light crime read I wasn t in the mood for a slow paced 500 page detective novel, I was too busy to sit down and dedicate brain space to that sort of t...It s very fair to say that I had some initial misgivings over this book due mainly to the mash up involved, but its fair to say that it won me round, the penny finally dropping just over half way through as I came to terms with this interpretation of Lovecraft s Mythos I can t comment on how it stacks up as a Holmes homage.And ultimately it is fun Basically a read along version of one of Chaosium s Cthulhu By Gaslight scenarios, with a passing nod to Sax Rohmer, its a very pleasant way to p It s very fair to say that I had some initial misgivings over this book due mainly to the mash up involved, but its fair to say that it won me round, the penny finally dropping just over half way through as I came to terms with this interpretation of Lovecraft s Mythos I can t comment on how it stacks up as a Holmes homage.And ultimately it is fun Basically a read along version of one of Chaosium s Cthulhu By Gaslight s...Voici un roman pastiche des aventures de Sherlock Holmes L univers de Conan Doyle y c toie celui de H P Lovecraft, en un cross over r ussi.James Lovegrove, joue avec son lecteur d s la pr face, o il se pr sente coups de fausse g n alogie comme un lointain parent de Lovecvraft qui aurait re u de la part des ex cuteurs testamentaires du dernier descendant direct de Lovecraft, des manuscrits que le c l bre auteur de Providence conservait chez lui.Ces crits seraient sign s de la main du Doc Voici un roman pastiche des aventures de Sherlock Holmes L univers de Conan Doyle y c toie celui de H P Lovecraft, en un cross over r ussi.James Lovegrove, joue avec son lecteur d s la pr face, o il se pr sente coups de fausse g n alogie comme un lointain parent de Lovecvraft qui aurait re u de la part des ex cuteurs testamentaires du dernier descendant direct de Lovecraft, des manuscrits que le c l bre auteur de Providence conservait chez lui.Ces crits seraient sign s de la main du Docteur Watson, et retraceraient trois aventures in dites de Sherlock Holmes dont ce roman est la premi re Ces trois enqu tes auraient t gard es secr tes par Watson, suite une promesse qu il avait faite Sherlock Holmes, car elles sont toutes li s ...Die grunds tzliche Aufmachung hat mir gut gefallen, aber ich komme mit dem fortw hrenden Okkultismus nicht klar Nicht mein Fall.As always this review can also be found on my blog The Tattooed Book Geek, always worth received a free copy of this book courtesy of the publisher in exchange for an honest review.Sherlock Holmes and the Shadwell Shadows is the first in a new trilogy of books by author James Lovegrove merging together Sir Arthur Conan Doyle s classic canon and literary characters of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson with the Cthulu mythos created by H P Lovecraft.The Sha As always this review can also be found on my blog The Tattooed Book Geek, always worth received a free copy of this book courtesy of the publisher in exchange for an honest review.Sherlock Holmes and the Shadwell Shadows is the first in a new trilogy ...This is a book I picked up quite by chance at my local library Although a bit different from what I normally read nowadays, it does combine two favourite series from my early reading years the Sherlock Holmes books of Arthur Conan Doyle and the Cthulhu Mythos horror stories of Howard Phillips Lovecraft Two series which have been considerably expanded by other authors following the deaths of their respective authors although, to my knowledge, never before combined.I d not heard of the author b This is a boo...Had to finish the book prior to library reclaiming it, therefore accelerated my reading, but the last part of the book very addictive and I wanted to keep reading on An excellent adaptation of the Sherlock Holmes story, it is very different and a supernatural theme compared to ordinary plain mysteries Very appropriate for this time of year I bought into this fully and really enjoyed them Can t wait for book 2 and 3 when published 1 2 Had to finish the book prior to library reclaiming it, there...This was creative and a fun read for me, at least It is a little dark and I wouldn t categorize it as a general fun or say beach read I really liked how the whole book was set up with Watson chronicling in his lost journals I want to read the other two volumes.I devoured this book in a littlethan a day and am already telling myself that I can t go out and get the sequel yet I need to pace myself

Sherlock Holmes and the Shadwell Shadows (The Cthulhu Casebooks, #1)
  • English
  • 08 February 2017
  • ebook
  • 352 pages
  • 1783295945
  • James Lovegrove
  • Sherlock Holmes and the Shadwell Shadows (The Cthulhu Casebooks, #1)