The antagonists are apparently a doctor and an actor who enjoys changing his appearance. Soon, they are approached by Scotland Yard to help solving the murder of a German prince, whose green blood has been splattered over the walls. In the story, the narrator returns from the war in Afghanistan and finds a room with an eccentric genius living at Baker Street. mostly as nobility, which is happy to devour body, mind or soul of any commoner. The difference is in the background: in this story, the Cthulhu Mythos Creatures live happily among us. And indeed it is exactly that: it uses the narration and story structure pretty characteristic to one from Arthur Conan Doyle's stories about the famous detective. Neil Gaiman calls his "A Study in Emerald"* a Lovecraft/Sherlock Holmes fanfiction.
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