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The Long Man: A Sherlock Holmes Encounter
Rafe McGregor
- Unabridged
Narrator: David Ian Davies
Length: 40 min.
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As he follows and observes an arms smuggling operation while on undercover assignment for Scotland Yard, Chief Inspector Roderick Langham encounters Holmes and Watson from a distance at the village inn. The morning after taking the tour of an archeological dig with the talkative professor Edford, the pedant is found shot dead at the site and the Baker Street duo are on the scene.
©2007 Rafe McGregor; (P)2009 One Voice Recordings
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Exemplary!
17/07/2009
A really first class Holmesian pastiche performed to an excellent standard. Great writing by McGregor, great acting by Davies. One of my favourites so far.
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Beautifully produced
25/09/2009
A fantastic historical crime story, cleverly brought to life by David Ian Davies. Terrifically well-woven historical detail, an intriguing mystery and an appearance by Holmes himself make for a thoroughly enjoyable recording.
Smart, detailed historical crime fiction
18/07/2009
Anyone who caught Mr McGregor's turn-of-last-century crime novel 'The Architect of Murder' will have some idea what to expect here: smart, detailed historical crime fiction, with a powerful sting in the tale.
Here, though, the sting is anything more potent. This is a tale that builds towards a very clever ending, and does so beautifully. That said, the first half is - well, not slow exactly, but certainly meticulous. Bear with it, and bask in the wealth of detail, because there are countless puzzle pieces scattered in there that the impatient listener will miss. Then listen through again and appreciate how neatly put together the story really is.
If that sounds like hard work, it shouldn't. 'The Long Man' has a charming voice, a fascinating protagonist, a guest appearance by two of popular literature's finest creations and more subtlety than many a novel. As if that weren't enough, it receives a superlative treatment from David Ian Davies, who's lent his vocal abilities to many an audiobook on this site. Mr Davies reads extremely well. But more than that, he acts, imbuing each character (and particularly the narrator himself) with a real depth of personality. He also pulls off a remarkable range of accents - in places it's hard to believe this is all the work of a single reader.
In short ... 'The Long Man' is a damn good crime story told wonderfully well.
