The Devil's Promise is a 2014 mystery pastiche novel written by David Stuart Davies, featuring Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson.

The Devil's Promise
AuthorDavid Stuart Davies
LanguageEnglish
GenreMystery
Published21 November 2014 (Titan Books)
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typeNovel
Pages224
ISBN9781783292707 (first edition)

Titan Books published the book in 2014, as part of its Further Adventures series, which collects a number of noted Holmesian pastiches.

Plot

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While investigating a mysterious corpse on a deserted beach, Holmes and Watson are attacked by the strange inhabitants of the nearby village. Then, Watson wakes up only to find that many months have passed and Holmes' behaviour is extremely odd. What had happened at that village, and what is its connection to the infamous "Devil's Companion" that so shook Holmes?

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