We're all pretty familiar with the story of Sherlock Holmes, brilliant London detective of the late 1800s, assisted by his faithful companion, Watson, a former army surgeon who had been injured in the war in Afghanistan. This fantastic book takes those classic characters and some of their most famous cases and turns them on their ear — Sherlock is a brilliant detective who happens to be an angel named Crow; Watson becomes Dr. Doyle, who sustained an awkward occult injury during the war; and Sherlock's nemesis Moriarty... well, let's just say he's there too, with a *perfect* twist on his character.
As in the classic tales, London is filled with mysterious murders, but this time Crow and Doyle must also determine if any vampires, werewolves, hell-hounds, or curses are in play. Oh, and then there's the problem of Jack the Ripper, who is running rampant in Whitechapel, leaving Lestrade and the rest of Scotland Yard flummoxed.
This is such a fun book to read, creating a wonderful mix of the familiar and the fresh, making these favorite classic characters even more likeable and relatable. I absolutely loved this book, and highly recommend it!
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