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Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Pigtail Twist
- Narrated by: Joff Manning
- Length: 6 hrs and 42 mins
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Summary
It is June 1884, a grey period for both the weather and Sherlock Holmes' mood. A lack of compelling cases has left him bored and close once again to the dull embrace of the needle. Less than a month earlier, however, he had astonished Inspector Lestrade and everyone around him by solving no less than six crimes in consecutive days.
At the 11th hour, Inspector Gregson arrives, with the promise of an impossible crime to solve. A murder has shattered the bucolic peace of the sleepy arable farmlands of Bedfordshire. The owner of a small stately home has been brutally killed while hosting a dinner party. But what and where is the murder weapon?
What follows is an epic, sweeping tale. From England to Africa, from poverty to wealth, the story spans decades. Hardship and friendship are followed by betrayal, deception, and murder.
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- Norma Miles
- 03-07-19
Stop nannying, Watson. There is much to do.
One of the better pastiche presentations of the Conan Doyle character, Sherlock Holmes, and his friend and associate, Dr.Watson. As in the original, the happenings are recounted in first person by Watson, who offers his own observations during the unfolding cases, frequently depreciating his own hard looked for assumptions in the greater understanding of the master detective. Their relationship is sensitively explored and portrayed.
The book is in two parts, an initial six, very short, crime stories solved over a six day period and then the main body of the book, the complex tale of the death of a well known estate owner during the course of a dinner party; and it is this latter which evokes the enquiring mind of Holmes, with the addition of a delightful ending twist. Narration by Jeff Manning is excellent, precise and well modulated, his clear English accented voice perfectly suited to the period without sounding stilted to the modern ear. He also subtly gives individual voice to every character. A fine performance.
My thanks to the rights holder of Pigtail Twist, who, at my request via Audiobook Boom, freely gifted me with a complimentary copy. A most enjoyable addition to the modern and further tales of this great fictional detective duo. I hope that there will be more to come.
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- Sceptical Sorcerer
- 03-11-22
Excellent Pastiche
I found the writing style and narrative very convincing - fans of the Canon won't be disappointed.
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- Norman Ewan
- 03-04-24
The pigtaie twist
A great story that e enjoyed to the full and at some point I will repeat the enjoyment
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- odickinson.
- 22-07-19
Very enjoyable yet slow to get into the main plot
Very enjoyable yet slow to get into the main plot, would enjoy to hear more from this auther and narrator.
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- VoraciousBookDragoness
- 10-12-21
Good
I was given this free review copy at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
Story well written and great narration
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