Listen free for 30 days

Listen with offer

  • Who Killed Sherlock Holmes?

  • The Shadow Police, Book Three
  • By: Paul Cornell
  • Narrated by: Damian Lynch
  • Length: 12 hrs and 19 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (790 ratings)
Offer ends May 1st, 2024 11:59PM GMT. Terms and conditions apply.
£7.99/month after 3 months. Renews automatically.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection - including bestsellers and new releases.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, celeb exclusives, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection - including bestsellers and new releases.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, celeb exclusives, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Who Killed Sherlock Holmes? cover art

Who Killed Sherlock Holmes?

By: Paul Cornell
Narrated by: Damian Lynch
Get this deal Try for £0.00

Pay £99p/month. After 3 months pay £7.99/month. Renews automatically. See terms for eligibility.

£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

Buy Now for £15.99

Buy Now for £15.99

Pay using card ending in
By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. Please see our Privacy Notice, Cookies Notice and Interest-based Ads Notice.

Listeners also enjoyed...

Witches of Lychford cover art
Professor Moriarty: The Hound of the D'Urbervilles cover art
Anno Dracula cover art
The Wolves of London cover art
The 13th Witch cover art
Hard Magic cover art
The Malevolent Seven cover art
Monster Hunter International cover art
The Fall of the Gas-Lit Empire cover art
Ratking cover art
A Tapping at My Door cover art
At the Sign of the Crow and Moon cover art
The World Walker cover art
The Invisible Library cover art
Momenticon cover art
The Red Cobra cover art

Summary

The ghost of Sherlock Holmes is dead, but who will solve his murder?

The Great Detective's ghost has walked London's streets for an age, given shape by people's memories. Now someone's put a ceremonial dagger through his chest. But what's the motive? And who - or what - could kill a ghost?

When policing London's supernatural underworld, eliminating the impossible is not an option. DI James Quill and his detectives have learnt this the hard way. Gifted with the Sight, they'll pursue a criminal genius - who'll lure them into a Sherlockian maze of clues and evidence. The team also have their own demons to fight. They've been to hell and back (literally), but now the unit is falling apart....

©2016 Paul Cornell (P)2016 Audible, Ltd

What listeners say about Who Killed Sherlock Holmes?

Average customer ratings
Overall
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    463
  • 4 Stars
    224
  • 3 Stars
    74
  • 2 Stars
    22
  • 1 Stars
    7
Performance
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    519
  • 4 Stars
    161
  • 3 Stars
    45
  • 2 Stars
    7
  • 1 Stars
    4
Story
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    419
  • 4 Stars
    197
  • 3 Stars
    76
  • 2 Stars
    25
  • 1 Stars
    15

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

A every day London story NOT

the shadow police are back on the case.
it could be a good idea to recap the earlier books before jumping in. unless your memory is a lot better than mine (not that hard). I have grown to like the team and felt that this book (although very good ) a little rushed in places and did not feel for some of the lesser characters has much as I could have done. On the whole a most enjoyable experience, now I have to wait for the next book.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

14 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

A series getting better and better.

Thoroughly enjoyed this third outing for the Shadow Police - but it's the performance of Damien Lynch that sets this out from many other audio series.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

8 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Great

I am a fan of this series so it may colour my judgement but I thought it was well written and well narrated. I'm happy to see them get a bit longer aswell.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

8 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    2 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    1 out of 5 stars

Couldn't follow it.

What would have made Who Killed Sherlock Holmes? better?

I love Neverwhere, Pater Grant and The Obsidian Heart Trilogy but I just couldn't follow this at all. Maybe its because Audible chose to make book 3 its daily deal meaning that I hadn't a clue who the characters were. There doesn't seem to be a recap or if there was I missed it.

What will your next listen be?

The Back Road by Rachel Abbott.

What didn’t you like about Damian Lynch’s performance?

No complaints about the reading.

What character would you cut from Who Killed Sherlock Holmes??

None. Would have liked more of a recap for newcomers.

Any additional comments?

I'd try the first book in the series but may give it a while before I do as have so many other books lined up.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

6 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    2 out of 5 stars

The story is jarring

The author has some entertaining ideas, but unfortunately he is not a very good storyteller. The movement of the plot and the actions of the characters often feels jarring. It leaves me more annoyed than entertained or satisfied.

Damyan Lynch on the other hand is delivering a solid performance.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

6 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    2 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    3 out of 5 stars

don't listen if you can't give it 100%

With fictional characters coming to life but in different disguises, one losing his sanity, another losing her happiness and the story jumping 5 years back you need all your attention on it to follow it. The less than distinct character voices from the narrator doesn't help.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

5 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    3 out of 5 stars

Struggling to retain wonder and horror of first book

The first book in the series introduced us to an amazing mix of police work and fantasy horror and while this third book builds on the underlying larger story arc of the smiling man the characters appeared more observers than participants. Narration as ever superb.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

5 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    2 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    1 out of 5 stars

There are so many better writers in this genre

Well. I stuck it out until the bitter end but know it's time I'll never get back. Try Ben Aaronovitch as a starting point.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

4 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    3 out of 5 stars

Not as good as the first two

I really liked the first two and was excited about this one. Same narrator, who did a good job. The story seemed a bit forced and all over the place.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

2 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

Coming back from hell is hard

I'm still really enjoying this series about the Met dealing with London's magical crime It's darker and grittier than Rivers of London and has a similar storyline of an overarching villain who is gradually revealed. This one feels a little bit like filler until the next book but it's a good listen nonetheless and will definitely get the next one.

Damian Lynch is excellent. A good range of voices and the right tone for the story.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

2 people found this helpful