History Fanfic / DeliverUsFromEvilSeries

* TraumaCongaLine: Hooo boy, lessee. Right from the prologue, we know that Holmes is in ''major'' trouble, then we go back in time two months to find out how he gets to this point. Starts out by getting infected with a mutation of a deadly Asian diseason, which is only cured ''just'' in time (though not before putting him through a stomach-churning conversation with a SerialKiller and getting himself in trouble with Watson). Less than a week later, he's kidnapped ([[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown quite brutally]]) and LockedInTheDungeon, therefore being subjected to all manner of ColdBloodedTorture. [[spoiler:He almost hits the DespairEventHorizon but [[{{Determinator}} wills himself away from it]]. Even ''after'' being rescued (while half-dead), Holmes deals with fever, frailty, [[FlashbackNightmare Flashback Nightmares]], [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers and]] SurvivorGuilt. He ends up with a Result A, although his actions in the sequel do beg the question of just how well he learned his lessons.]]

* VictorianLondon

* ShoutOut: The most blatant ShoutOut is this: in one scene, Mycroft and Sherlock call each other [[RobinHood "Robin" and "Little John"]], respectively. (The Robin Hood motif is carried on in a later chapter.)

* FiveManBand:
** TheLeader: Sherlock, Type I. [[spoiler:Watson, Types I and II later on.]]
** TheLancer: Wiggins (who doubles as TheLeader for the Irregulars with his brother as his [[TheLancer Lancer]]), Type II. Yes, really.
** TheBigGuy: Mycroft. [[JustForPun Not quite your traditional "Big Guy".]]
** TheSmartGuy[=/=]TheMedic: Watson. [[spoiler:[[TeamDad Lestrade]], barring the medic part, when Watson gets bumped up to TheLeader.]]
** TheChick[=/=]TheHeart: Mary. (And sometimes Annie.)
** SixthRanger: First Lestrade, then Patterson.
** TeamMom: Rose Hudson.

* FiveManBand:
** TheLeader: Sherlock, Type I. [[spoiler:Watson, Types I and II later on.]]
** TheLancer: Wiggins, Type II. Yes, really.
** TheBigGuy: Mycroft. [[JustForPun Not quite your traditional "Big Guy".]]
** TheSmartGuy[=/=]TheMedic: Watson. [[spoiler:[[TeamDad Lestrade]], barring the medic part, when Watson gets bumped up to TheLeader.]]
** TheChick: Mary.
** SixthRanger: First Lestrade, then Patterson.

* AscendedExtra: Patterson is actually the biggest, going from one mention in "The Final Problem" to full supporting character status here. Wiggins's rise is just as spectacular, from two brief scenes in the first two Literature/SherlockHolmes novels to one of the starring supporting characters of ''Mortality''. Lestrade also goes from recurring character to [[{{Deuteragonist}} star (one of the leading points-of-view in the novel)]]. Mary Watson and Mrs. Hudson go from recurring extras to supporting characters. Moriarty also gets more "screentime"... heck, we'll just say that there are [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters a LOT of canonical characters]] that get far more development in this series than they did in the {{Canon}}.

* ContinuityPorn: Utilizing the timelines of three short stories and [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters a veritable host of canonical characters]] and case references.

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: Many [[AscendedExtra Ascended Extras]], including one {{Deuteragonist}} and one canonical HeroOfAnotherStory, plus more than a few [[{{OC}} Original Characters]] such as Baker Street Irregulars, family members, and Moriarty-hired criminals.

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: A few Baker Street Irregulars and several Scotland Yarders feature quite prominently, aside from Sherlock, Watson, Mary, Mrs. Hudson, ''and'' Mycroft. And that's ''just'' the good guys! See AscendedExtra above.