Sherlock Holmes and the Shadwell Shadows
9781783295937 (first U.S. edition, hardback)
Sherlock Holmes and the Shadwell Shadows is a mystery novel by James Lovegrove. It is a Sherlock Holmes pastiche that involves H. P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos.[1] It is the first book in the Cthulhu Casebooks trilogy. The second novel, Sherlock Holmes and the Miskatonic Monstrosities, was released in November 2017[2] and the third, Sherlock Holmes and the Sussex Sea-Devils, in November 2018.[3]
Plot
A series of mysterious deaths inspire Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson to investigate the criminal element of the East End of London. Their investigation leads to crime lord Gong-Fen Shou but further opens their eyes to the existence of something much worse.
Reception
Reviewers have praised Lovegrove's use of Doyle's characters within a Lovecraftian conceit. Glenn Dallas of Seattle Book Review said "Lovegrove does an outstanding job of evoking Doyle’s style and mixing in healthy dollops of the macabre and fantastic that define the Cthulhu Mythos."[4] The Guardian said of the novel, "The pastiche is pitch-perfect; Lovegrove tells a thrilling tale and vividly renders the atmosphere of Victorian London."[5] Starburst magazine said of the book "It retains the spirit of classic Holmes, while the integration of Lovecraft mythos is handled with careful aplomb."[1] Bob Byrne for Black Gate said "If you like your Holmes with some horror: or if you like Cthulhu tales, I think you are going to like this book."[6] Byrne particularly liked that Lovegrove showed a "unpolished Holmes" early in his career.[6]
References
- ^ a b "The Cthulhu Casebooks – Sherlock Holmes and the Shadwell Shadows". Starburst. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ "Sherlock Holmes and the Miskatonic Monstrosities". Titan Books. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ Brown, Eric (9 November 2018). "The best recent science fiction, fantasy and horror – reviews roundup". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ^ Dallas, Glenn. "The Cthulhu Casebooks – Sherlock Holmes and the Shadwell Shadows". Seattle Book Review. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ Brown, Eric (3 February 2017). "The best recent science fiction, fantasy and horror novels – reviews roundup". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ a b Byrne, Bob (26 December 2016). "The Public Life of Sherlock Holmes: Cthulhu Casebooks & Nightmares". Black Gate. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
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by Adrian Conan Doyle
and John Dickson Carr
- "The Adventure of the Seven Clocks" (1952)
- "The Adventure of the Gold Hunter" (1953)
- "The Adventure of the Wax Gamblers" (1953)
- "The Adventure of the Highgate Miracle" (1953)
- "The Adventure of the Black Baronet" (1953)
- "The Adventure of the Sealed Room" (1953)
- "The Adventure of Foulkes Rath" (1953)
- "The Adventure of the Abbas Ruby" (1953)
- "The Adventure of the Dark Angels" (1953)
- "The Adventure of the Two Women" (1953)
- "The Adventure of the Deptford Horror" (1953)
- "The Adventure of the Red Widow" (1953)
- The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1974)
- The West End Horror (1976)
- The Canary Trainer (1993)
- The Adventure of the Peculiar Protocols (2019)
- The Return of the Pharaoh (2021)
- Sherlock Holmes vs. Dracula (1978)
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Holmes (1979)
- The Perils of Sherlock Holmes (2012)
- The Prisoner of the Devil (1979)
- The Revenge of the Hound (1987)
- Sherlock Holmes and the Hentzau Affair (1991)
- The Tangled Skein (1995)
- The Scroll of the Dead (1998)
- Shadow of the Rat (1999)
- The Veiled Detective (2004)
- The Devil's Promise (2014)
- The Ripper Legacy (2016)
by Laurie R. King
- The Beekeeper's Apprentice (1994)
- A Monstrous Regiment of Women (1995)
- A Letter of Mary (1997)
- The Moor (1998)
- O Jerusalem (1999)
- Justice Hall (2002)
- The Game (2004)
- Locked Rooms (2005)
- The Language of Bees (2009)
- The God of the Hive (2010)
- Pirate King (2011)
- Garment of Shadows (2012)
- Dreaming Spies (2015)
- The Murder of Mary Russell (2016)
- Island of the Mad (2018)
- The Secret Cases of Sherlock Holmes (1997)
- Sherlock Holmes and the Running Noose (2001)
- The Execution of Sherlock Holmes (2007)
- Sherlock Holmes and the King's Evil (2009)
- Sherlock Holmes and the Ghosts of Bly (2010)
- The Lost Casebooks of Sherlock Holmes (2012)
- Death on a Pale Horse: Sherlock Holmes on Her Majesty's Secret Service (2013)
- Dust and Shadow: An Account of the Ripper Killings by Dr. John H. Watson (2009)
- The Whole Art of Detection: Lost Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes (2017)
by Andy Lane
- Death Cloud (2010)
- Red Leech (2010)
- Black Ice (2011)
- Fire Storm (2011)
- Snake Bite (2012)
- Knife Edge (2013)
- Stone Cold (2014)
- Night Break (2015)
- The Breath of God (2011)
- The Army of Dr. Moreau (2012)
- The House of Silk (2011)
- Moriarty (2014)
- Moriarty: The Hound of the D'Urbervilles (2011)
- The Man From The Diogenes Club (2017)
and Anna Waterhouse
- Mycroft Holmes (2015)
- Mycroft and Sherlock (2018)
- Mycroft and Sherlock: The Empty Birdcage (2019)
- The Stuff of Nightmares (2013)
- Gods of War (2014)
- The Thinking Engine (2015)
- The Labyrinth of Death (2017)
- The Devil's Dust (2018)
- Sherlock Holmes and the Shadwell Shadows (2016)
- Sherlock Holmes and the Miskatonic Monstrosities (2017)
- Sherlock Holmes and the Sussex Sea-Devils (2018)
- Sherlock Holmes and the Christmas Demon (2019)
- Sherlock Holmes and the Beast of the Stapletons (2020)
- Sherlock Holmes & The Three Winter Terrors (2021)
- Sherlock Holmes & The Highgate Horrors (2023)
- Sherlock Holmes: The Patchwork Devil (2016)
- Sherlock Holmes: Cry of the Innocents (2017)
by Sherry Thomas
- A Study in Scarlet Women (2016)
- A Conspiracy in Belgravia (2017)
- The Hollow of Fear (2018)
by Larry Millett
- Sherlock Holmes and the Red Demon (1996)
- Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace Murders (1998)
- Sherlock Holmes and the Rune Stone Mystery (1999)
- Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Alliance (2001)
- The Disappearance of Sherlock Holmes (2012)
- Sherlock Holmes and the Eisendorf Enigma (2017)
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- The Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes (1944)
- The Fossil Island (1951)
- The Adventure of the Peerless Peer (1974)
- Everybody's Favorite Duck (1988)
- Lizzie Newton: Victorian Mysteries (2011–2013)
- Sherlock Bones (2011–2012)
- Solar Pons
- Stoker and Holmes (2013–2017)