This book reimagines six of Sherlock Holmes most popular cases (excluding Baskerville) and puts the occult spin on each one. And with the help of the nilistic vampire Inspector Vladislav Lestrade and actual ogre Inspector Torg Grogsson, Holmes and Watson go through a delightfully ‘weird’ version of London and solve mysteries. So when he meets and subsequently befriends the brilliant Doctor Watson, they make an unlikely but excellent duo. Yet his deducing skills rival that of a knat. A font of archane and witchy powers, who communicates with demons, devils and otherwordly creatures, yes. Warlock Holmes, on the other hand, is an idiot. In the original stories, Sherlock Holmes was a genius whose deductive skills were unparrelled and his mind was virtually unchallenged by regular people. But what I was surprised about was how much I enjoyed this crossover. So when I was sent Warlock Holmes for review, I wasn’t surprised that another author had given our favourite consulting detective a new story and a new life. Whether it be young Holmes, modern day Holmes, American Holmes or Robert Downey Jr Holmes, we’ve seen Arthur Conan Doyle’s characters been changed and rejigged for different audiences.

When it comes to Sherlock Holmes, there have been dozens of reimaginings and retellings of the famous figure. Genre: Alternative History, Fantasy, Mystery, Detective Fiction, Retelling, Supernatural

Title: Warlock Holmes: A Study in Brimstone

Warlock holmes a study in brimstone