A Study in Emerald

If you are into mystery and suspense, just read this one. It reminds me of the short Alfred Hitchcock mysteries devoured during lunch-time at school. This brilliant story is just SIX (yes, one two three four five SIX!) pages long with mind-blowing presentation – the feel, the theme, typeface, advertisements, et al. Just download the PDF (it's free) and you'll know what I'm talking about.

Pre-requisite: You need to be familiar with Sherlock Holmes and Cthulhu (i.e. Lovecraft) universes.

So good is this story that it has been adapted into a board game of the same title. And I must say that the board game is equally fantastic and elevates the story-telling onto another level, inducing a level of tension not experienced in any other board game.

Recensie van audioboek (via Storytel)
Dat je origineel uit de hoek kan komen met verhalen en verhaalelementen van een ander bewijst Neil Gaiman hier als geen ander. Niet alleen weet hij het verhaal creatief te verweven met de H. P. Lovecrafts Cthulhu-mythos, maar hij weet de lezer ook te bedotten en te verrassen.

Vanaf het begin word je bij de neus genomen door je vooringenomenheid te denken te weten over wie of wat dit verhaal gaat, door de perfecte spiegeling aan Sherlock Holmes' A Study in Scarlet.
Verrassend, leuk en origineel.

Story: Fun mash up of a things Sherlockian and Cthulian.
Character: Main driver of story is Sherlock though the Watson character (here as The Major) is very rich as well
Setting:London late 19th century
Language:Straightforward

Overall very enjoyable, escapist pastiche. The art is very good indeed, really keep my attention.