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Sherlock Holmes - The Monster of the Mere

By Philip Purser-Hallard
Sherlock Holmes - The Monster of the Mere by Philip Purser-Hallard digital book - Fable

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When Watson's holiday in the Lake District takes a sinister twist, he and Holmes must uncover the truth hidden by superstitious locals, folklore and rumours of prehistorical monsters far away from the familiar streets of London...

A serene walking holiday in the Lake District becomes a far more sinister excursion for Dr Watson when disappearances and murders start occurring in the small town of Wermeholt. 

Local legends, rumours of large slithering reptiles and spooked palaeontologists have the denizens paranoid and terrified, so it is up to Watson and his inbound companion Sherlock Holmes to uncover the truth and discover what is really lurking in the lake…

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“Three and a half stars. Above average mystery involving the possibility of dinosaurs existing in the Victorian era, pagan worship, and even a character from Doyle’s The Lost World. If you’re a fan of this series you’ll like this one.”

About Philip Purser-Hallard

Philip Purser-Hallard is the author of the trilogy of urban fantasy thrillers beginning with The Pendragon Protocol, and the editor of a series of anthologies about the City of the Saved. As well as writing various other books and short stories, Phil edits The Black Archive, a series of monographs about individual Doctor Who stories published by Obverse Books.

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