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Sherlock Holmes and the Eye of Heka
- Narrated by: Luke Barton
- Length: 13 hrs and 15 mins
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Summary
January 1888: Dr. John H. Watson has returned to 221b Baker Street, just weeks after a personal tragedy has left him bereaved and bereft. Feeling like a broken man, his plans and dreams lying in ruin, he slowly tries to make his way forward, with the help of Sherlock Holmes and Mrs. Hudson. Unexpectedly, he finds himself standing in the path of a madman—who suddenly and irrationally blames Watson for his apparent defeat.
Meanwhile, Holmes has tried to distract his grief-stricken friend by telling stories of his past cases, including how, a decade before, he recovered a mysterious relic—The Eye of Heka—stolen from the British Museum. But Holmes’s plan to show Watson this unique and ancient idol goes suddenly and terribly wrong as both are swept into a series of events, one tumbling rapidly upon another, that lead to thefts, murders, and possibly a war that might quickly escalate to draw in nations from most of the world. And always there is the madman in the shadows—waiting for his next chance to attack....
From The Notebooks of Dr. John H. Watson comes another story by Sherlockian David Marcum, author of over 80 traditional Holmes pastiches, including those collected in The Papers of Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock Holmes and A Quantity of Debt, and Sherlock Holmes - Tangled Skeins.
Join us as we return to Baker Street and discover more authentic adventures of Sherlock Holmes, the man described by the estimable Dr. Watson as “the best and wisest...whom I have ever known.”
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- Hazel Gracie
- 24-01-23
Enjoyable
So often the narration spoils the story but not in this case. I really enjoyed this book and look forward to the next in series.
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- Derek S.
- 11-04-23
Not that bad
Not a bad pastiche, the voices of Holmes and Watson are just sufficiently authentic enough and the stories are reasonably interesting if a little short. The deductions are in there although the conclusions are presented as finished articles, Holmes doesn't really show his workings, just smugly announces the result. We'll forgive the 'pants', 'slacks', 'fire department' (I think we've always had a Fire Brigade here in the UK), the references to living 'in Sussex Downs' and a few other historical errors and put them down to the author's American origins (couldn't they get some real English literature buff to read before publishing? Blimey, I'd do it for a free book!). I'd like to see the author have a crack at a full length Holmes and Watson novel. And yes, the last story and probably the one about the return of you-know-who would be better off in some 'Unlikely Holmes Adventures', steampunk anthology as they aren't necessarily bad, just a bit out of place.
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- Anonymous User
- 26-02-23
Epic
Story and narration gripping, rewarding and a model of its genre. A wonderful collaboration and partnership
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- frank
- 14-05-23
Eye of Heka
Reading this was just like reading Conan Doyle this has to be the best Sherlock Holmes writer since Doyle. Truly outstanding a brilliant character driven tale. Luke Barton is a master at his narration and David Marcum is the best Sherlockian story teller around. Absolutely loved it and I can't praise or recommend it enough.
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- Jonny Osteo
- 20-11-23
Oh dear - really struggled to finish it
This is my first ever audible review - in 15 yrs of listening! Tbh I have heard much worse books and not bothered to leave a review but as a through n through Holmes n Watson fan I thought I should warn other prospective buyers.
Narration isn’t bad at all APART from the fact that the difference between his Holmes and Watson voices isn’t clear enough. And seeing that these are the 2 main characters, to me, that’s a mistake. I lost count of the times I was uncertain who was supposed to be speaking.
I suppose i have been spoiled by the fine narrating of S Fry in the massive Chronicles of SH.
The storyline is, I hate to say it, DULL. It would have made an ok short story but not a medium sized novel. I’m all for back stories and sub plots BUT Watson being pursued by the 20yr old GPs daughter is mind numbingly tedious. The descriptions of the finding of the object of interest were boring AND some of the monologues by minor characters went on far, far too long.
Moriarty had a quick mention and I did think that he might be making an appearance towards the end of the book. I hoped he would as that would have changed the energy of the narrative.
There is just far too much Watson and not enough Holmes and certainly not enough clever deducing going on.
For someone ( like me ) who is looking for more entertaining Holmes n Watson adventures I enjoyed the James Lovegrove books much more. They are more fantastical and a bit of a fun romp with the characters but after 30-60 mins I grew accustomed to them. I’m sure however that many Sherlock fans would not like Lovegrove’s less serious take on the dynamic duo.
I’m also certain that many will enjoy David Marcum’s version of H and W more than i did but sadly I will not be trying another.
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