Cornell, Paul / Who killed Sherlock Holmes?
Author Cornell, Paul
Title Who killed Sherlock Holmes?
Subtitle a shadow police novel
Publish Date 2016
Publisher Tor
ISBN 9781447273264
Series Shadow police ; 3
Type Fiction (Paper)
LC Call # PR6053.O72W56 2016
Genre Detective and mystery fiction
Fantasy fiction
Paranormal fiction
Subject Detectives--England--London--Fiction
Murder--Investigation--England--London--Fiction
Synopsis 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 ...