| Sherlock Holmes and the Servants of Hell | |
| Author: | Paul Kane |
| Language: | English |
| Genre: | Mystery novels |
| Publisher: | Solaris Books |
| Release Date: | 2016 |
| Media Type: | Print (paperback) |
| Isbn: | 978-1781084557 |
| Isbn Note: | (first U.S. edition, paperback) |
Sherlock Holmes and the Servants of Hell is a Sherlock Holmes pastiche by Paul Kane. The book thrusts Sherlock Holmes into the world of Clive Barker's Hellraiser.[1]
After the death of his nemesis, Professor Moriarty, Holmes finds himself bored without someone with whom to match wits. He stirs from his malaise when an interesting case presents itself: Laurence Cotton's brother Francis has gone missing with only his screams from behind a locked door a clue to his whereabouts. Soon enough the trail leads Holmes to a particular puzzle box.
Niall Alexander of Tor.com called the book "a whole bunch of bloody fun".[1] Steve Dillon of Dread Central enjoyed the "parallels with the established Hellraiser mythos" such as "the tie-ins to the Cotton family and the address on Lodovico street".[2] Scream magazine praised the book: "The dynamic between Holmes and Watson, our narrator for the majority of the book, is wonderful" and the "setting and time period are perfect".[3] Phil Lunt of The British Fantasy Society said that "Kane gambled with an intricate recipe—but triumphed in blending unorthodox ingredients with finesse and expertise to produce one hellishly tasty cocktail!"[4]