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The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Web Weaver by Sam Siciliano (view source)
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|title=The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Web Weaver
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|publisher=Titan Books
|date=January 2012
|website=|http://samsiciliano.net/
|summary=Despite being overly long and employing a dual narrative style which can be confusing, this tale of a Holmes with a romantic side is original enough to be well worth a look.
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An old gypsy woman places a curse on guests at a ball, leaving the upper class revellers shocked. When, over the next few years, misfortune befalls several of the party-goers, potted-meat magnate Donald Wheelwright knows there's only one recourse left to him - to call Sherlock Holmes. It's a slightly different version of Holmes from that we've come to expect, though. The detective, far from being an emotionless man, is capable of feeling strongly for the right woman - could the detective find love as well as the answer to the mystery?
Definite recommendation to fans of Sherlock, mild recommendation to others. The ending has got me intrigued enough to keep an eye out for Siciliano's earlier Holmes book, The Angel of the Opera, and to be hoping that we get a third from the author.
I love Holmes novels, and apart from the originals, one of my favourites is [[The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Man From Hell by Barrie Roberts]]. If you're looking for some supernatural Sherlock, you can't go wrong with the excellent pair of books by Tracy Revels, [[Shadowfall: A Novel of Sherlock Holmes by Tracy Revels|Shadowfall]] and [[Shadowblood: A Novel Of Sherlock Holmes by Tracy Revels|Shadowblood]]. Finally, if you think Holmes without Watson is like a tree without roots, you'll no doubt enjoy some of the wonderful vignettes in [[Sherlock Holmes and the Lyme Regis Horror - Expanded 2nd Edition by David Ruffle]]. We also have a review of [[The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: Star of India by Carole Bugge]].
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