Who Killed Sherlock Holmes?

Who Killed Sherlock Holmes?

2016 • 336 pages

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The ghost of Sherlock Holmes is dead, but who will solve his murder? The Great Detective's ghost has walked London's streets for an age, given shape by people's memories. Now someone's put a ceremonial dagger through his chest. But what's the motive? And who – or what – could kill a ghost? When policing London's supernatural underworld, eliminating the impossible is not an option. DI James Quill and his detectives have learnt this the hard way. Gifted with the Sight, they'll pursue a criminal genius – who'll lure them into a Sherlockian maze of clues and evidence. The team also have their own demons to fight. They've been to Hell and back (literally) but now the unit is falling apart . . . Paul Cornell's Who Killed Sherlock Holmes? is the third book in the urban gothic Shadow Police series.

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3 primary books

Shadow Police

Shadow Police is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2012 with contributions by Paul Cornell.

London Falling
The Severed Streets (Shadow Police, #2)
Who Killed Sherlock Holmes?

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Cornell manages to blend pop culture, the torments of Hell, and procedural policing in a very entertaining tale. Can't wait for the next book in the series.

May 28, 2016

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