The Cthulhu Casebooks - Sherlock Holmes and the Shadwell Shadows
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2016
Titan Books Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-78329-593-7 (ISBN)
Titan Books Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-78329-593-7 (ISBN)
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In London's East End, an outbreak of insanity sees ordinary men and women reduced to gibbering wrecks, and a mysterious creeping fog hides terrifying apparitions within it. Sherlock Holmes deduces a connection between these sinister "shadows" and an Oriental drug lord.
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...
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...
James Lovegrove is the New York Times best-selling author of. The Age of Odin. He was Sheri-listed for the Arthur C. Clarke Award in 1998 for his novel Days and for the John W. Campbell Memorial Award in 2004 for his novel United Kingdom. He also reviews fiction for the Financial T lines. He is the author of Sherlock Holmes: Gods of War, Sherlock Holmes: The Sniff of Nightmares and Sherlock Holmes: The Thinking Engine for Titan Books.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 26.11.2016 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | The Cthulhu Casebooks ; 1 |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 137 x 211 mm |
| Gewicht | 490 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Fantasy / Science Fiction ► Fantasy |
| Literatur ► Krimi / Thriller / Horror ► Historische Kriminalromane | |
| Literatur ► Krimi / Thriller / Horror ► Horror | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-78329-593-7 / 1783295937 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-78329-593-7 / 9781783295937 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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