Sherlock Holmes: The Breath of God

by Guy Adams

Overview

Sherlock Holmes teams up with real-life occultist Aleister Crowley and ghost hunter Thomas Carnacki in Scotland for an investigation touched by the supernatural

When several leading society figures begin acting out of character, Holmes is enlisted on an investigation that will see him team up with famed ghost hunter Thomas Carnacki, and the famous occultist Aleister Crowley.

 As London fills up with mindless zombies, possessed by the spirits in the air, Holmes must descend beneath the city via the new underground train network to combat the source. 

Sherlock Holmes: The Breath of God is a brand-new original novel, detailing a thrilling new case for Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s timeless creation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780857682826
Publisher:	Titan
Publication date:	09/20/2011
Series:	Sherlock Holmes
Pages:	224
Sales rank:	1,038,542
Product dimensions:	5.28(w) x 8.02(h) x 0.71(d)

About the Author

Guy Adams trained and worked as an actor for twelve years before becoming a full-time writer. He is the co-author of The Case Notes of Sherlock Holmes, has written several tie-ins to the TV series Life on Mars. His most recent novel is Restoration, the follow-up to the much-praised horror novel, The World House.

Editorial Reviews

Sherlock Holmes joins an all-star team of psychic investigators in Adams's intriguing if uneven pastiche. One of them, Algernon Blackwood's Dr. John Silence, comes to Baker Street after his experiences on a case of demonic possession. Via the body of a young girl, a demonic entity gave Silence three names: Hilary De Montfort, the Laird of Boleskine, and Sherlock Holmes. De Montfort is found dead the very morning of Silence's visit to 221B, his corpse savagely battered, as if it had been dropped from a great height. The Laird of Boleskine turns out to be real-life occultist Aleister Crowley. While Holmes is skeptical of Silence's view that a supernatural force known as the Breath of God killed De Montfort, the detective involves himself in the mystery. For good measure, Adams (Restoration) throws William Hope Hodgson's Carnacki into the mix as well as a character from M.R. James's tale "Casting the Runes." Holmes's hyper-rationalism never gels with the decidedly otherworldly plot line, though Adams does a better-than-average job in portraying him and Watson.
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Publishers Weekly

Highly recommended.” —Dread Central

“Engrossing.” —Anything Horror

“Holmes’ dialogue is razor sharp.” —Never Not a Nerd

“An adventure worth taking.” —The Trades

“[A] fusion of supernatural and weird fiction.” —Spooky Reads

“Crisp wit, high adventure, knowing nods to literary fans, and a well plotted mystery.” —The Daily Rotation

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