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Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Dust

By: James Lovegrove
Narrated by: Dennis Kleinman
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It is 1884, and when a fellow landlady finds her lodger poisoned, Mrs. Hudson turns to Sherlock Holmes.

The police suspect the landlady of murder, but Mrs. Hudson insists that her friend is innocent. Upon investigating, the companions discover that the lodger, a civil servant recently returned from India, was living in almost complete seclusion, and that his last act was to scrawl a mysterious message on a scrap of paper.

The riddles pile up as aged big game hunter Allan Quatermain is spotted at the scene of the crime when Holmes and Watson investigate. The famous man of mind and the legendary man of action will make an unlikely team in a case of corruption, revenge, and what can only be described as magic …

©2018 James Lovegrove (P)2022 by Blackstone Publishing Crime Fiction Historical Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Sherlock Holmes

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Another enjoyable outing with Holmes and Watson. I really enjoy this narrator too. I think the mispronounciations commented upon by others are deliberate. His style seems to me to be in keeping with the period.

This author does the best of the Holmes covers.

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I’ve listened to all this author’s free audible books multiple times and really enjoy the Holmes world he creates. I thought it was about time I paid for one! I’ve read quite a few extensions of the canon Sherlock Holmes by various people, and this author definitely does it best. New stories with the original spirit captured, but brought to modern day (for instance the words used around race). This isn’t my fave of his stories, but all very enjoyable- I’ve listened to it twice and I only downloaded it a few days ago.

Enjoyable- Always love the Sherlock Holmes world this author creates

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Fantastic story - starts unassuming but develops to enormous story. Fantastic continuity to Sherlock Holmes stories.
I like the story, narration and voice actor recreating different accents - fantastic listen that proves that James Lovegrove can write a fantastic Sherlock Holmes story.

Fantastic story - starts unassuming but develops to enormous story. Fantastic continuity to Sherlock Holmes stories.

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If, like me, you have read or listened to all of Arthur Conan Doyles writings on Sherlock Holmes you probably yern for more....it's an addiction I know. Although not the real drug, this more than adequate methadone offers a genuine fix for those of us that have been suffering from withdrawals these past decades. James is a master of the English language and perfectly revives Doyles language and breathes new life into both Holmes, Watson and many of the much loves characters from yesteryear. I am extremely impressed by his ability to weave his new tales into the fabric of the old tapestry. The narration is second to none and rivals Stephen Fry. Well worth the money.

A must for all Sherlockians!!!

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I've read a few of Lovegrove's Holmes novels and they do pretty well to capture the atmosphere of the originals. Sometimes his author's ego pushes him to play around with the formula for the sake of it, just to be a bit different. This is one of those. Not sure that it adds much to the story apart from novelty; it's a decent story but it plays out as more of a thriller than a detective novel.

A good Holmes-ish story with a star guest

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This is read so well and a great story. . . . . .

Another great book

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Over several decades, I've dipped into SH novels. They're wonderfully cathartic if you're dealing with pressures of work, relationships and life generally!

Lovegrove does a sterling job of generating content which follows the original style and I've listened to several of his audio book versions and enjoyed them.

The Devil's Dust is exceptionally good. The story, narration, accents and general plot build up are close to being as good as The Hound of the Baskervilles. Thoroughly recommendable if you like this genre.

Remarkably good

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***Spoiler alert*** This is a generally a great Sherlock story by an author who has written several worthy Sherlock Holmes novels, and for me stands out as the author who has best embraced the lore, whilst putting his own slant on proceedings. Big fan of the Lovecraftian crossover novels. For the most part this story is enjoyable, but around 3/4s of the way through I became a little confused and lost by the decision to use a past life device mechanism to provide assistance to the investigation. It's a plot device that didn't really resonate with me, although in the context of some of the subject matter, it wasn't wholly out of place. Don't be put off. For fans of his writings on the subject, overall a well crafted piece of entertainment.

Another excellent addition to the Holmes canon by Lovegeove

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Really enjoy all JL Sherlock stories, this one included. Very engaging from beginning to end, and list of depth to the tale and the characters.
If I have a problem it is the same one I often have with authors (and their editors), forgetting that less is more. So much could have been cut - essentially dead flesh - and a great tale remain. But why use ten words when you can use four hundred!! Too much exposition the essential problem. The rats and pigeons assault and the endless conversations pursuing it, became a lecture in how not to keep the pace of the story going. But overall excellent.
Well narrated, too, despite the most bizarre pronunciations of some fairly familiar words. Here are just a few:
Methane

Impudence

August (NOT the month)

Ebullient

Soot

Sanguine

Predilection

Very good SH story

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Again, James Lovegrove mixes genres and characters from elsewhere (in this case H Rider Haggard’s protagonist in his books) to great effect.

A story that travels along at pace, with the usual side stories and winding roads before reaching a rather bloodthirsty denouement.

One thing noticeable in Lovegrove’s SH novels is how he is so well read in other areas that he relates his novels to. Here he is very well acquainted with the backstories of Allan Quartermain and his sidekick Umslopogaas that they and SH/JW fit into each others worlds perfectly.

As always, Denis Kleinman never fails with his excellent narration of Holmes and Watson.

A great tale

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