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The Return of Sherlock Holmes
- By: Arthur Conan Doyle
- Narrated by: Derek Jacobi
- Length: 12 hrs and 5 mins
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Three years have passed since Sherlock Holmes and his nemesis Moriarty vanished into the abyss of the Reichenbach Falls. In that time the criminals of London have been able to sleep safe in their beds. But the capital has never been in greater need of its protector.
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A return to form
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The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes
- By: Arthur Conan Doyle
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- Length: 9 hrs and 8 mins
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Emmy award-winning actor Sir Derek Jacobi reads all 12 stories from this last collection to feature Holmes and Watson.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Excellent in every way except the end is missing!
- By trish1400 on 03-03-13
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The Return of Sherlock Holmes
- By: Arthur Conan Doyle
- Narrated by: Stephen Scalon
- Length: 12 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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"The Return of Sherlock Holmes" is a collection of 13 Sherlock Holmes stories, originally published in 1903-1904, by Arthur Conan Doyle. This was the first Holmes collection since 1893, when Holmes had "died" in "The Final Problem". Having published "The Hound of the Baskervilles" in 1901-1902 (although setting it before Holmes' death) Doyle came under intense pressure to revive his famous character. The first story is set in 1894 and has Holmes returning in London and explaining the period from 1891-94, a period called "The Great Hiatus" by Sherlockian enthusiasts.
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Sherlock Holmes: The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
- Classic Drama from the BBC Archives
- By: Arthur Conan Doyle
- Narrated by: Clive Merrison, Michael Williams
- Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 80
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 71
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Clive Merrison stars as Holmes, with Michael Williams as Watson, in this collection from the unique, fully dramatised BBC Radio 4 canon. These 12 stories range from Holmes' very first case to the epic struggle between Holmes and Moriarty high above the Reichenbach Falls.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Best Holmes there is, bar none.
- By Ephraim Gadsby on 07-09-17
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Sherlock Holmes: The Hound of the Baskervilles
- By: Arthur Conan Doyle
- Narrated by: Derek Jacobi
- Length: 6 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 181
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 141
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Could the sudden death of Sir Charles Baskerville have been caused by the gigantic ghostly hound which is said to have haunted his family for generations? Arch-rationalist Sherlock Holmes characteristically dismisses the theory as nonsense.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Classic Book and brilliant Narrator
- By Ronald on 19-03-13
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The Sherlock Holmes Collection
- By: Arthur Conan Doyle
- Narrated by: Stephen Scalon
- Length: 67 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 11
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Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who first appeared in publication in 1887. He is the creation of Scottish born author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A brilliant London-based detective, Holmes is famous for his intellectual prowess, and is renowned for his skillful use of deductive reasoning (somewhat mistakenly - see inductive reasoning) and astute observation to solve difficult cases.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Narrator Makes Such Difference
- By Martyn Hunter on 22-07-19
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The Return of Sherlock Holmes
- By: Arthur Conan Doyle
- Narrated by: Derek Jacobi
- Length: 12 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 178
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 101
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 100
Three years have passed since Sherlock Holmes and his nemesis Moriarty vanished into the abyss of the Reichenbach Falls. In that time the criminals of London have been able to sleep safe in their beds. But the capital has never been in greater need of its protector.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A return to form
- By Stephen on 13-04-13
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The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes
- By: Arthur Conan Doyle
- Narrated by: Derek Jacobi
- Length: 9 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 106
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 66
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 67
Emmy award-winning actor Sir Derek Jacobi reads all 12 stories from this last collection to feature Holmes and Watson.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Excellent in every way except the end is missing!
- By trish1400 on 03-03-13
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The Return of Sherlock Holmes
- By: Arthur Conan Doyle
- Narrated by: Stephen Scalon
- Length: 12 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2
"The Return of Sherlock Holmes" is a collection of 13 Sherlock Holmes stories, originally published in 1903-1904, by Arthur Conan Doyle. This was the first Holmes collection since 1893, when Holmes had "died" in "The Final Problem". Having published "The Hound of the Baskervilles" in 1901-1902 (although setting it before Holmes' death) Doyle came under intense pressure to revive his famous character. The first story is set in 1894 and has Holmes returning in London and explaining the period from 1891-94, a period called "The Great Hiatus" by Sherlockian enthusiasts.
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Sherlock Holmes: The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
- Classic Drama from the BBC Archives
- By: Arthur Conan Doyle
- Narrated by: Clive Merrison, Michael Williams
- Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 80
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 71
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Story5 out of 5 stars 71
Clive Merrison stars as Holmes, with Michael Williams as Watson, in this collection from the unique, fully dramatised BBC Radio 4 canon. These 12 stories range from Holmes' very first case to the epic struggle between Holmes and Moriarty high above the Reichenbach Falls.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Best Holmes there is, bar none.
- By Ephraim Gadsby on 07-09-17
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Sherlock Holmes: The Hound of the Baskervilles
- By: Arthur Conan Doyle
- Narrated by: Derek Jacobi
- Length: 6 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 181
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 141
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 142
Could the sudden death of Sir Charles Baskerville have been caused by the gigantic ghostly hound which is said to have haunted his family for generations? Arch-rationalist Sherlock Holmes characteristically dismisses the theory as nonsense.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Classic Book and brilliant Narrator
- By Ronald on 19-03-13
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The Sherlock Holmes Collection
- By: Arthur Conan Doyle
- Narrated by: Stephen Scalon
- Length: 67 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 11
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 10
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Story5 out of 5 stars 10
Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who first appeared in publication in 1887. He is the creation of Scottish born author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A brilliant London-based detective, Holmes is famous for his intellectual prowess, and is renowned for his skillful use of deductive reasoning (somewhat mistakenly - see inductive reasoning) and astute observation to solve difficult cases.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Narrator Makes Such Difference
- By Martyn Hunter on 22-07-19
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Sherlock Holmes: His Last Bow
- By: Arthur Conan Doyle
- Narrated by: Sir Derek Jacobi
- Length: 8 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 100
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This collection of stories continues the adventures of Arthur Conan Doyle’s much-loved fictional detective. In these intriguing tales, Holmes and Watson solve cases that range from the suspicious to the downright strange, and encounter mysteries as diverse as vanishing staff, secret plans and eccentric lodgers.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Brilliant
- By Mrs on 30-06-13
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A Study in Scarlet
- By: Arthur Conan Doyle
- Narrated by: Stephen Scalon
- Length: 5 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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In A Study in Scarlet, Holmes and Watson's first mystery, the pair are summoned to a south London house where they find a dead man whose contorted face is a twisted mask of horror. The body is unmarked by violence but on the wall a mysterious word has been written in blood. The police are baffled by the crime and its circumstances. But when Sherlock Holmes applies his brilliantly logical mind to the problem he uncovers a tragic tale of love and deadly revenge.
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The Complete Father Brown Collection
- By: G. K. Chesterton
- Narrated by: Stephen Scalon
- Length: 41 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 11
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 9
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Shabby and lumbering, with a face like a Norfolk dumpling, Father Brown makes for an improbable super-sleuth. But his innocence is the secret of his success: refusing the scientific method of detection, he adopts instead an approach of simple sympathy, interpreting each crime as a work of art, and each criminal as a man no worse than himself… Here you will find the complete Father Brown stories in the chronological order of their original publication. The Innocence of Father Brown Starts at Chapter 1, The Wisdom of Father Brown Starts at Chapter 13.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Brilliant
- By ralph freeman on 03-12-19
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Goldfinger (with Interview)
- By: Ian Fleming
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- Length: 9 hrs and 7 mins
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 356
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A game of canasta turns out crooked and a golden girl ends up dead. It seems that Auric Goldfinger is a bad loser when it comes to cards. He’s also the world’s most ruthless and successful gold smuggler. As James Bond follows his trail, he discovers that Goldfinger’s real game is the heist of fifteen billion dollars of US government bullion. The final hand is played at Fort Knox, in a spectacular display of deception and intrigue.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Bond at His Best
- By Oliver Dayman on 29-05-13
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Live and Let Die
- By: Ian Fleming
- Narrated by: Rory Kinnear
- Length: 6 hrs and 48 mins
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 560
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When 007 goes to Harlem it’s not just for the jazz. This is the kingdom of Mr Big, master of crime, voodoo baron and partner in SMERSH’s grim company of death. Those who Mr Big cannot possess, he crushes – like his beautiful prisoner, Solitaire, and her would-be saviours James Bond and Agency man, Felix Leiter. All three are marked out as victims in a trail of terror, treachery and torture that leads from New York’s underworld to the shark-infested island in the sun that Mr Big calls his own.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Proper Bond
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The Chimes
- By: Charles Dickens
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- Unabridged
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A haunting tale set on New Year's Eve, The Chimes tells the story of a poor porter named Trotty Veck who has become disheartened by the state of the world, until he is shown a series of fantastical visions that convince him of the good of humanity.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Beautifully Read
- By bookylady on 17-03-16
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H. G. Wells Sci-Fi Omnibus: Four Great Novels
- By: H. G. Wells
- Narrated by: Greg Wagland
- Length: 23 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 83
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H. G. Wells is rightly regarded as one of the founding fathers of the science fiction genre. This compilation of nearly 20 hours' duration comprises four of his finest sci-fi works, and they really need little introduction. They are, in order: The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds, The First Men in the Moon and The Island of Doctor Moreau. They are complete and unabridged and narrated by Greg Wagland.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Omnibus Book Starting Points
- By SVN on 20-02-17
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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: Hugh Fraser
- Length: 6 hrs and 53 mins
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Roger Ackroyd knew too much. He knew that the woman he loved had poisoned her brutal first husband. He suspected also that someone had been blackmailing her. Now, tragically, came the news that she had taken her own life with a drug overdose.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Loved It
- By Sue on 22-07-07
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The Lighthouse
- By: P. D. James
- Narrated by: Daniel Weyman
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Combe Island off the Cornish coast has a bloodstained history of piracy and cruelty, but now, privately owned, it offers respite to overstressed men and women in positions of high authority who require privacy and guaranteed security. But the peace of Combe is violated when one of the distinguished visitors is bizarrely murdered. Adam Dalgliesh is called in to solve the mystery quickly and discreetly but at a difficult time for him and his depleted team.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Standard P D James fare
- By Elisabeth on 26-02-17
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The Thirteen Problems
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: Joan Hickson
- Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 768
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When her friends from the Tuesday Night Club visit Miss Marple's house, the conversation often turns to unsolved crimes. Trying to solve these 13 mysteries are Raymond West, a young writer; the artist Joyce Lemprière; Dr Pender, the clergyman, who claims to know the hidden side of human character; Mr Petherick, a lawyer who is only interested in the logical approach; and Sir Henry Clithering, whose experience as commissioner of Scotland Yard speaks for itself.
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5 out of 5 stars
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What a Treat
- By Joan on 16-01-12
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The Valley of Fear
- By: Arthur Conan Doyle
- Narrated by: Derek Jacobi
- Length: 6 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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The mystery begins with a coded warning of imminent danger, drawing the illustrious Sherlock Holmes and the faithful Dr Watson to a secluded country home. A trail of bewildering clues, including raincoats, dumbbells, and a missing wedding ring, leads to sleuthing in the finest Holmesian tradition - with a gripping back story of a cult that terrorized a valley in the American West.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Highly enjoyable.
- By Sara on 18-01-11
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The Winter Mystery
- Jenny Starling, Book 2
- By: Faith Martin
- Narrated by: Charlotte Worthing
- Length: 7 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 17
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Jenny Starling is spending Christmas in a snowed-in country house cooking all the traditional food she loves. But the family she’s working for are not full of the seasonal spirit. In fact, they seem to hate each other. On Christmas Eve, someone is found dead on the kitchen table. And the head of the family is blaming Jenny! But with an incompetent detective called in, and seemingly no motive for the murder, Jenny will have to give the police a hand. She will stop at nothing to clear her name and find the real murderer.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Thrilling, entertaining stuff.
- By Conor Biggs on 29-11-19
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- Mrs
- 30-06-13
Brilliant
You know Sherlock Holmes. You've seen adaptations on TV, you know his stories. But, listening/reading the books is just wonderful. By reading, you gain a deeper understanding of Holmes, of Watson, of Victorian England and Derek Jacobi is an amazing narrator. He is perfect for the job. So even though you may be familiar with the stories, have a listen and instead of being preoccupied with 'who done it' (cos you probably know already), enjoy the journey and allow Holmes to lead you there in his own unique way.
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
- Debra
- Coulsdon, United Kingdom
- 30-01-11
The great detective at his best!
These stories show Sherlock Holmes playful and enigmatic and passionate and inventive. They are sometimes truly bizarre and sometimes trivial - but, as Watson observes, Holmes is not interested in 'important' or 'high profile' cases, just in the ones which will keep away his dreaded ennui. Watson is a good commentator to his friend's adventures - measured, compassionate, patient and Sherlock can try the mildest temper; but there is genuine affection between these two which helps make Holmes' mercurial, infuriating and elusive behaviour entertaining instead of insufferable!
Mr Jacobi is a fruity presence in the book - his reading of Watson's character is a little querulous for my taste; I prefer something a bit more muscular!
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Peter
- Beulah, United Kingdom
- 05-11-09
Excellent series of 12 mystery stories
I had not read any Sherlock Holmes before, but will now be buying more of these excellent books from Audible. The stories are all about an hour long and each one is superbly written and wonderfully read by Derek Jacobi. They are a varied selection and have introduced me to the wonderful deductive skills of the original Holmes and the awe of his endearing sidekick Watson. I can now understand why Mr Holmes was and is such a phenomenon.
11 of 13 people found this review helpful
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- SjC
- 12-01-19
A choice selection
Before this i was,of course, familiar with Sherlock Holmes, i knew all the big stories Baskervilles, Study in Scarlet etc. But i wasn't that familiar with the short stories If the same can be said of you this is a great selection showcasing the range of stories in the canon from sinister & serious with lives on the line to the rather silly and often non-criminal 'lesser' puzzles.
They are all read by Sir Derek Jacobi which is good not only because he is a wonderful actor who brings 100% to the performance and rings every ounce of emotion / drama out of the text but also means there is a consistency of performance across all the stories which really helps. All the stories are generally quite short and so great for the buss into town or commute to work.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
- Jacqueline
- 03-01-12
Mellow magic
Derek Jacobi is a master at naration, and perfect for this like Stephen Fry for HP. The short (one hour or so) stories themselves are a little basic and telegraphed, but enjoyable nevertheless. A good easy listen for a journey.
2 of 3 people found this review helpful
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- Just
- 26-04-18
Classic adventures
What made the experience of listening to The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes the most enjoyable?
Derek Jacobi's narration and some of the best Holmes stories.
Any additional comments?
The first volume of the Holmes short stories, some of the ones that really stand out are: A Scandal in Bohemia, The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle, The Adventure of the Speckled Band and The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb. All are excellent, and the others are also worth it.
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- champ
- 27-03-16
loved it
loved it. it was perfectly read very grasping I would say. a very good audible
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- Sophie
- 24-01-16
Excellent
Sherlock Holmes and Sir Derek Jacobi are the perfect combination. A great selection of stories and I really felt I was in the story with them.
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- G
- 24-07-15
Five Star Narration
Jacobi's range of voices and skillful acting bring Holmes and Watson to life dazzlingly. And he has wonderful material to work with, the episodic nature of this collection of short stories lending itself well to his talents.
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- Kath
- 28-01-15
Great stories
Conan Doyal/Jacobi cobo is brilliant. Great familiar stories, well told. Really enjoyed it. Fill fill fill fill fill fill
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- Carole T.
- 16-03-12
For the Fun of It
What a great narrator Derek Jacobi is! His reading of "Sherlock Holmes" unabridged is just flawless. Sherlock Holmes cannot be beat for sheer fun and enjoyment. Try these books in the car -- each story is not too long but still really compelling. There is a reason that Doyle and Holmes are classics -- add Jacobi and you have a winning combination indeed! Elementary!
8 of 8 people found this review helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Nik
- 16-01-11
Timeless!
I've read these books many times before and wanted to listen to them on my ride between jobs. Great narration is the key to the Holmes Cannon of work. It delievered in spades. Loved it!
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
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- Felicia J
- 23-01-14
Holmes's first short-story adventures
"Crime is common. Logic is rare. Therefore it is upon the logic rather than upon the crime that you should dwell. You have degraded what should have been a course of lectures into a series of tales."
- Holmes to Watson, "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches"
"I believe in hard work and not in sitting by the fire spinning fine theories."
- Inspector Lestrade, "The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor"
I’ve arrived in my chronological listening to the Sherlock Holmes tales to the 56 short stories that form the real meat of the canon. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes collects the first 12 of these stories and includes several well-known classics, including “A Scandal in Bohemia,” which introduces Irene Adler, the crafty woman who outwits Holmes, and the often-assigned school reading, “The Adventure of the Speckled Band.” (The latter is rightfully familiar, as it contains all the ingredients of the best Holmes stories: a brisk plot, brooding atmosphere, a fiendishly clever crime, and Holmes and Watson risking life and limb for a client.)
Here are tales of a priceless jewel found in the throat of a Christmas goose (“The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle”), of long-simmering resentment and revenge (“The Boscombe Valley Mystery”), of an inexplicable disappearance (“The Man with the Twisted Lip”) and of a complicated and hilarious diversion meant to facilitate robbery (“The Adventure of the Red-Headed League”). Each story lasted about 45 minutes to an hour – the perfect length for my commute – so I looked forward for several days to hearing the details of a new case presented in the morning and finding out how Holmes unraveled the mystery in the evening.
One story in particular (“The Adventure of the Copper Beeches”) contained enough Gothic elements – dark family secrets, inexplicable behavior, a locked wing of rooms and a plucky, resourceful governess – to fill an entire novel. I would happily have spent more time in the company of Violet Hunter, Holmes’s perceptive and brave client. She deserved a book of her own.
A few of the solutions seemed a bit cliché, which I attribute to the legions of imitators who have followed Holmes, and to how indelibly these characters have been a part of popular culture for nearly 130 years. Only one story frustrated me outright with its weak ending (“The Five Orange Pips”). Holmes solved some of the cases while barely leaving his Baker Street rooms, but my favorites involved him and his trusty Watson conducting more active investigations in and around London.
I enjoyed Derek Jacobi’s performance once again (although he really should avoid doing American accents!) Besides his familiar, pitch-perfect readings of Holmes and Watson, I particularly liked his characterizations of the pompous King of Bohemia and self-important “Noble Bachelor.” Sir Arthur Conan Doyle poked fun at the nobility with these two clients, both puffed up with pride but inwardly dull and vacuous.
7 of 8 people found this review helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Dale
- 19-11-10
Elementary!
Derek Jacobi delivers Sherlock in fantastic form, the adventures seem short to begin with but as you get further into the book the stories get longer and more involved, which is quite a stroke of genius by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. the audio presentation sounds very authentic and as sherlock should be (I still only ever picture sherlock as jeremy brett), I would recommend this version of the adventures over any others.
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- Amazon Customer
- 11-07-13
classic story. classic narration
Any additional comments?
Derek Jacobi's narration is one of the best ever. It's a true performance, not just a reading. I have bought all of his Holmes recordings and re-listen to them often.
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- Julia
- 07-12-11
Derek Jacobi rocks
A PERFECT narrator. Can audiobook publishers please hire him for every recording? Thanks. (Jim Dale too)
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- DJDecca
- 25-01-16
The Game is Afoot!
If you could sum up The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes in three words, what would they be?
Jacobi and Holmes!
What was one of the most memorable moments of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes?
This collection of stories contains many of my favorites, including A Scandal in Bohemia, The Red Headed League, and The Speckled Band. Sir Derek is as wonderful as you would expect him to be. What stands out are the scenes of Holmes and Watson bantering back and forth at their Baker Street rooms.
Which scene was your favorite?
There are so many to choose from but I loved everything about The Speckled Band.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
Sir Derek wonderfully captures the many moods of those who come to consult Holmes. Some express fear, others concern or confusion, some are angry. I love those moments which so eloquently convey the frame of mind of Holmes's clients.
Any additional comments?
I have all of the Sherlock Holmes collections read by Derek Jacobi and they're all so very well done. In addition to this, I can highly recommend The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes which contains two of my favorite stories: The Musgrave Ritual and The Resident Patient.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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- Stacey
- 19-06-13
Excellent!
Very good reader of an amazing author. The characters are solid and I've listened to this 3 times now. Sherlock Holmes is the original sleuth. I highly recommend this audio book.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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- Julia L. Scott
- 26-02-13
Classic Sherlock Holmes
Classic Sherlock Holmes--everyone knows the stories but with Derek Jacobi's performance they are fresh and entertaining. Excellent for family road trips.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Lorraine Poirier
- 14-12-12
Never enough Sherlock Holmes
If you could sum up The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes in three words, what would they be?
Amusing, intriguing, historical
Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?
Sometimes. They're short stories, not a novel. I'd read them before but I didn't remember everything.
Which character – as performed by Derek Jacobi – was your favorite?
No favorite.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
Here and there Doyle brings out a touching scene or character. Not really about being moved, these stories.
Any additional comments?
Jacobi and Holmes are perfect together.
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