A Study in Brimstone by G. S. Denning

A Study in Brimstone by G. S. Denning

What if Sherlock Homes were really dim and had really powerful magical abilities? That’s the premise of this clever novel about “Warlock” Holmes and Dr. John Watson. Watson is down and out financially and joins Holmes at Baker Street for very cheap rent. He finds that Holmes needs a lot of looking after and every time there is a magical crime of some sort in London, Scotland Yard basically gives Holmes the choice of solving the crime or being blamed for it. It’s fun to see the characters from the original books in a different light, and Denning puts on a nice twist on classic stories. The problem—it gets old very quickly and I found it difficult to sustain my interest for the whole book. I did sustain my interest, but just barely. However, the ending was just a brilliant surprise and it was worth reading the whole novel just to get that last shock.