Sherlock Holmes and the Miskatonic Monstrosities

By: James Lovegrove

Narrated by: Dennis Kleinman

Length: 10 hrs and 26 mins

Publisher's Summary

It is the spring of 1895, and more than a decade of combating eldritch entities has cost Dr. John Watson his beloved wife Mary, and has nearly broken the health of Sherlock Holmes. Yet the companions do not hesitate when they are called to the infamous Bedlam lunatic asylum, where they find an inmate speaking in R’lyehian, the language of the Old Ones. Moreover, the man is horribly scarred and has no memory of who he is. 

The detectives discover that the inmate was once a scientist, a student of Miskatonic University, and one of two survivors of a doomed voyage down the Miskatonic River to capture the semi-mythical shoggoth. Yet how has he ended up in London, without his wits? And when the man is taken from Bedlam by forces beyond normal mortal comprehension, it becomes clear that there is far more to the case than one disturbed Bostonian. It is only by learning what truly happened on that fateful New England voyage that Holmes and Watson will uncover the truth, and learn who is behind the Miskatonic monstrosity....

©2019 James Lovegrove (P)2019 Blackstone Publishing

Terrible mash up of genres

This book starred strong but came to a screeching halt. About a third of the book is Sherlock reading a journal. So dull.

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Awful

If you’re a true Sherlock fan then stay away from this garbage. It’s an insult to Sherlockians everywhere.

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Holmes and the Miskatonic Monstrosities

If you ate a fan of pulp adventures, of Victorian tales and of horror / mysteries, then both the adventures of Sherlock Holmes, and the tales of the Cthulhu horrors will not be new to you - in fact, you might wonder, what if Holmes encountered these as well? Will he be up for the challenge? This tome and its companions answer that query. As a fan of both, it was extremely satisfying to listen (or read) this tale uniting both the Worlds of Conan Doyle and Lovecraft, and what a seamless union it proved to be.

I will search for this book’s companion, as I’m sure to enjoy them as well. Lovegrove’s style gives us a similar feel of Doyle’s ‘narrative’ through Dr. Watson, plus Lovecraft’s penchant for using scientists’ journals to explain the mysteries these scientific minds traverse. I sincerely hope to read (or listen to more adventures), and btw, liked how Lovegrove explains that past tales of Holmes, as penned by Watson, were actually watered down versions of these - otherwise horrific Lovecraftian tales. Dis I already say Brilliant?! We it is! Like I said earlier, a perfect union of literary worlds.

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so bad I can't even give it a rating.

don't waste your time or your money if you are a true Sherlock Holmes fam. it dismisses everything you loved about Holmes and Watson. an outrage to a devoted reader.

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Lovecraftian Lore ...Be afraid , very afraid....<br />

The idea of Sherlock Holmes and his Medically competent sidekick Dr. Watson fighting the influx of Elder gods is amazingly entertaining. The vocal acting is amazing and the flow of the story is so well directed I listened in one night. Top hats off governor... loved it.

Amazing!

Weaving the stories of Sherlock Holmes together with the supernatural, is something I had not even thought I wanted. But its amazingly well done! If you get a chance definitely read this not only for the story, but for the fantastic auditory performance.

Worth the listen.

good story if you are a sherlock fan or HP mythos fan. good narrator i like how they blend in many of Holmes stories into the backround.

Fantastic!

once again Holmes & Watson battle the Lovecraft Elder Gods and monsters.
as a fan of both.
I can't put these books down.
well written well read.
thank you.

not doyle but quite good

not doyle but quite good...some interruptions in story line, but you can get by those

Excellent.

I was on the edge of my seat if you will through out this entire book. I don't believe they could have chosen a better narrator for it. It was so superbly written and executed I truly don't think I can say there was any specific part I disliked. The plot twists... Wow. Download it! You won't be disappointed.

A Good Mix of Both Worlds

If, after finishing the first book, you were hoping to get a series of cases where we see Sherlock becoming more knowledgeable and skilled, well this isn't that. What it is, is a neat and well crafted mystery with a rewarding payoff. It actually reminds me a bit of A Study In Scarlet where the perspective shifts to lay out the events that lead up to this point, and it is here where we get a far more Lovecraftian story. That said, there is plenty eldritch lore and creature sprinkled throughout.
It's hard to give a full review without potentially spoiling things so in short; If you liked the first book then it's well worth getting.