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Title:
My Grave Ritual
Series: Warlock Holmes
#3
Author: Gabriel Denning
Rating: 4.5
of 5 Stars
Genre: Fantasy Parody
Pages:
268
Words: 98K
Once
again, another fabulous read.
This time around, I was bowled over at just how Denning took a Sherlock Holmes short story, parodied it AND tied it into a bigger narrative that overarched the entire book. It was impressive, especially when you consider the original short stories about Sherlock Holmes weren’t really tied to each other. Denning did a great job of twisting the original stories and stringing them altogether to make a cohesive whole without making it feel clunky.
In that regards, Dennings really shows his writing chops. I really wish he had other books I could read but sadly, it appears that Warlock Holmes was his only literary endeavor.
I guess I shall have to just savor the final two Warlock Holmes’ books that I have left all the more. That’s not really a bad problem to have if you think about it...
★★★★✬
From the Publisher
As
they blunder towards doom, Warlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson find
themselves inconvenienced by a variety of eldritch beings. Christmas
brings a goose that doesn't let being cooked slow it down; they meet
an electricity demon, discover why being a redhead is even trickier
than one might imagine, and Holmes attempts an Irish accent. And,
naturally, Moriarty is hanging around... in some form or other. Just
as Holmes and Watson are hitting their stride, a pair of ancient
enemies return. James Moriarty reclaims his criminal empire and Irene
Adler bests Watson with a kiss.
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