Sherlock Holmes and the Servants of Hell
{{Short description|2016 book by Paul Kane}}
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Sherlock Holmes and the Servants of Hell is a Sherlock Holmes pastiche by Paul Kane. The book thrusts Sherlock Holmes into the world of Clive Barker's Hellraiser.{{cite web|last=Alexander|first=Niall|title=Endgame: Sherlock Holmes and the Servants of Hell by Paul Kane|url=https://www.tor.com/2016/07/13/book-reviews-sherlock-holmes-and-the-servants-of-hell-by-paul-kane/|website=Tor.com|date= July 13, 2016|accessdate=December 30, 2017}}
Premise
After the death of his nemesis, Professor Moriarty, Holmes finds himself bored without someone with whom to match wits. He stirs from his malaise when an interesting case presents itself: Laurence Cotton's brother Francis has gone missing with only his screams from behind a locked door a clue to his whereabouts. Soon enough the trail leads Holmes to a particular puzzle box.
Reception
Niall Alexander of Tor.com called the book "a whole bunch of bloody fun". Steve Dillon of Dread Central enjoyed the "parallels with the established Hellraiser mythos" such as "the tie-ins to the Cotton family and the address on Lodovico street".{{cite web|last=Dillon|first=Steve|title=Sherlock Holmes and the Servants of Hell (Book)|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/reviews/170087/sherlock-holmes-servants-hell-book/|website=Dread Central|date=June 8, 2016|accessdate=December 30, 2017}} Scream magazine praised the book: "The dynamic between Holmes and Watson, our narrator for the majority of the book, is wonderful" and the "setting and time period are perfect".{{cite web|title=SHERLOCK HOLMES & THE SERVANTS OF HELL: Review|url=http://www.screamhorrormag.com/sherlock-holmes-servants-hell-book-review/|work=Scream|date=July 16, 2016|accessdate=December 30, 2017}} Phil Lunt of The British Fantasy Society said that "Kane gambled with an intricate recipe—but triumphed in blending unorthodox ingredients with finesse and expertise to produce one hellishly tasty cocktail!"{{cite web|last=Lunt|first=Phil|title=Sherlock Holmes and the Servants of Hell. Book Review|url=http://www.britishfantasysociety.org/reviews/sherlock-holmes-and-the-servants-of-hell-book-review/|date=August 6, 2016|accessdate=December 30, 2017}}
References
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Category:Sherlock Holmes novels
Category:Sherlock Holmes pastiches
Category:Novels set in England
Category:Hellraiser mass media
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