From Goodreads: Beheaded by a statue that came alive?

In Victorian London, the head of a rich writer in the hands of Hindu goddess Kali would certainly indicate so and raises some peculiar questions.

Trying to find out whether the killer was even human, Inspector Lestrade decides to consult two detectives – one, the premier authority in the crime field, the other, famed ghost hunter Jason Dark.

Despite the overwhelming evidence, Dark and Siu Lin reckon there might be an even more sinister force at work than they originally suspected – and a nemesis returns!
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This is the tenth, and final novella (for now) in the Jason Dark series, and I must say I have had a blast reading and reviewing these novellas.  Henkel has created a series for the paranormal junky that has multiple gothic elements and rivals Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes series.  Speaking of which, in this final novella, we do meet Holmes in the flesh!  Up until this point there have been a few implication of Holmes, as rivalry almost, but in this novella, the rivalry becomes blatantly clear and Holmes continually scoffs at Jason Dark’s theories of the paranormal.  Lestrande brings together the two great masterminds and their sidekicks in a battle of the wits, and while it may seem like Homles wins, there is more than meets the eye afoot in this great mystery of the decapitated man. 

Of course, Holmes is extremely smart, but also brash and brazen; nobody in the novella likes him, and with good reason.  I thought it was ingenious of Henkel to write Doyle’s mastermind into his own series and I liked the subtle snubs toward Holmes as the novella progressed.  This is a fantastic end to such a great series, and I am eagerly awaiting more! Four stars.

I received a copy of this novella from the author in exchange for an honest review.