The Cthulhu Casebooks: Sherlock Holmes and the Shadwell Shadows : The First of The Cthulhu Casebooks (Series #1) (Paperback)

from Andrew-theQM

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 mys...

from thosgpetri

It's not Conan Doyle, but it's not bad. An unusual pastiche of both Conan Doyle and Lovecraft, it is a good combination and does incorporate the style of both. I am looking forward to the next two books promised for this series. I received this book through the Goodreads Giveaway program.

from kinwolf

The mashup is interesting, the characterization spot-on, but the plot is weak. It's not a good Sherlock story, and it's not a good Cthulhu story. I'll carry on to the second book, hoping things get more in line with typical Holmes or Lovecraftian stories.

from aadyer

More than a pastiche, more like a continuation novel with your favourite characters attempted to be reimagined. It started well, with good pacing and the right balance of overt knowledge of the characters and the Cthulhu mythos, with scepticism. However, as the novel progressed it got more and mo...

from Andrew-theQM

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 mys...