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Brought to you by Penguin. The terrible spectacle of the beast, the fog of the moor, the discovery of a body: this classic horror story pits detective against dog. When Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead on the wild Devon moorland with the footprints of a giant hound nearby, the blame is...

The hit BBC series Sherlock has introduced a whole new generation of fans to Arthur Conan Doyle's legendary detective. In this unique collection, Sherlock co-creators Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss have selected their all-time favorite Sherlock Holmes adventures, providing listeners a curated masterclass in crime fiction. Each of these 19 tales, from Sherlock's first appearance in A Study in Scarlet to the late classic The Dying Detective, is a potent mix of murder, suspense, cryptic clues, red herrings, and revenge.

Easter 1903. In the slums of London, French prostitutes are found crucified. Mysterious messages are discovered in the clothing of the victims. Inspector Bradstreet of Scotland Yard and the London police are baffled. To solve the series of murders, Sherlock Holmes is directly commissioned by the king. After deciphering the coded messages, a breathtaking cat-and-mouse game with the perpetrators begins, one that even temporarily drives a wedge between Dr. Watson and his friend.

Step into one of Sherlock Holmes’s most suspenseful cases in The Adventure of the Dying Detective, a gripping short story by Arthur Conan Doyle first published in 1913. When Dr. Watson is summoned urgently to Baker Street, he finds Holmes seemingly on his deathbed—ravaged by a mysterious and fatal tropical disease. Refusing medical treatment and behaving with alarming cruelty, Holmes insists instead on confronting Culverton Smith, a man linked to a suspicious and unresolved death.

The Boscombe Valley Mystery is a classic Sherlock Holmes short story that blends murder, buried secrets, and psychological tension into a tightly wound mystery set in the English countryside. When a wealthy landowner is found dead under suspicious circumstances, all evidence points to his own son—yet Holmes quickly senses that the truth runs far deeper than appearances suggest. As Watson observes closely, Holmes unravels a web of hidden histories, colonial guilt, and long-suppressed motives that challenge conventional ideas of justice.

A ravenous beast seems to be wreaking havoc on Hampstead Heath, immediately evoking memories of the infamous Hound of the Baskervilles. During excavations in London, the remains of Oliver Cromwell are discovered – and promptly stolen. A steward is murdered while crossing the Channel. And to make matters worse, Holmes is being hired by the King of England to handle a sensitive matter as discreetly as possible.

A dark and unsettling Sherlock Holmes mystery, The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place delves into secrets buried beneath aristocratic respectability. When Dr. Watson notices strange changes in the behavior of Sir Robert Norberton and the eerie isolation of his ancestral estate, Holmes is drawn into a case steeped in deception, madness, and hidden crimes. Locked rooms, suppressed truths, and a sinister family secret transform a quiet English manor into a place of dread.

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson continue their astounding adventures in this second chronicle of short-story mysteries. Notable are two characters here introduced that prove themselves invaluable to the Sherlock Holmes canon: Mycroft Holmes (Sherlock's older brother) and the nefarious Professor Moriarty.

A few days before Christmas Inspector Lestrade is asking Holmes for assistance in a strange murder case. The extremely challenging and downright dangerous investigation leads them to a catholic abbey in Middlesex, where evil strikes terror into people's hearts.

When Dr. Watson brings Holmes a troubling mystery involving a retired paint dealer, long-hidden violence, and unsettling domestic secrets, the great detective uncovers a story where justice, guilt, and retribution blur into uneasy shades of gray. Set during Holmes’s later years, this tale showcases his sharp logic tempered by human judgment, making it a compelling entry for listeners who enjoy classic detective fiction with psychological depth. Written by Arthur Conan Doyle, this story is essential listening for fans of Sherlock Holmes, golden-age mysteries, and timeless crime literature.

The Twentieth-Anniversary Edition of the First Novel of the Acclaimed Mary Russell Series by Edgar Award–Winning Author Laurie R. King. An Agatha Award Best Novel Nominee Named One of the Century's Best 100 Mysteries by the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association In 1915, Sherlock...

It was a perfect day, with a bright sun and a few fleecy clouds in the heavens. The trees and wayside hedges were just throwing out their first green shoots, and the air was full of the pleasant smell of the moist earth. To me at least there was a strange contrast between the sweet promise of...

"I was under the impression that you were dead," said Sherlock Holmes to the man who had entered the front room of 221B Baker Street. "I am now inclined to think that you were not murdered after all." The gentleman was of the same age as Holmes and me but sported a full beard, gray-on-its-way-to-white hair, and a short suit jacket that immediately identified him as an American. He grinned and gave his fingers a snap.

In King's Pyland, gelegen im dünn besiedelten Dartmoor, wird der berühmte Pferde-Trainer John Straker ermordet, und sein Pferd, das als schnellstes Englands gilt, bleibt verschwunden. Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson treffen bei der Spurensuche auf Silas Brown, den Widersacher Strakers.

What happened after Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson pardoned Captain Jack Croker for killing Sir Eustace at the Abbey Grange. Have you imagined that he sailed the seven seas for a year and then returned to his beautiful, beloved Mary Fraser? That didn't happen. A year later, murder, treachery, and international intrigue descended on Abbey Grange and, once again, Sherlock Holmes was called upon to bring criminals to justice and assist in the course of true love.

Der Hund der Baskervilles ist der dritte Roman von Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, der einen Kriminalfall des Sherlock Holmes erzählt. Die Geschichte erschien von August 1901 bis April 1902 im Strand Magazine. Dieser Fall zählt zu den berühmtesten des Meisterdetektivs.

Erneut erzählt Sir Arthur Conan Doyle den Hörern eine Geschichte aus seiner Geburtsstadt Edinburgh. In der Nähe der South Bridge Vaults wird die übel zugerichtete Leiche einer jungen Prostituierten gefunden. Der ehrgeizige Journalist Justin McNair wittert die Story seines Lebens: Ist es etwa möglich, dass der berüchtigte Londoner Prostituiertenmörder Jack the Ripper nach vielen Jahren in Edinburgh aufgetaucht ist? Engagiert geht er seinem Verdacht nach, nicht ahnend, dass er damit nicht nur sich selbst in größte Gefahr bringt.

THE MAN WHO WAS TWISTED BUT HIP. It is 1897 and France is torn apart by The Dreyfus Affair, a disgraceful episode of anti-Semitism that plagued France for a decade and brought out the worst of behavior in far too many French men and women. Westminster needs help from Sherlock Holmes to make sure that the evil tide of anti-Semitism that has engulfed France will not spread. While spending an uneventful morning searching for his nephew, Dr. Watson finds Sherlock Holmes and together they watch as a man is murdered, a direct consequence of the anti-Semitic conflict that is raging just across the Channel.

THE MYSTERY OF THE FIVE ORANGES. THE KIDNAPPING OF A YOUNG WOMAN LEADS SHERLOCK HOLMES INTO A DEADLY BATTLE WITH THE KKK. On a miserable rainy evening a desperate father enters 221B Baker Street. His daughter has been kidnapped and spirited off the North America. The evil network who has taken her have spies everywhere. Years ago in America they murdered his father and his wife. They set fire to his home and burned them to death. Now, if he goes to Scotland Yard he knows that they will kill his beloved daughter. There is only one hope - Sherlock Holmes.

Sherlock Holmes takes an interest in the case of a British Foreign Office employee who has had an important naval treaty stolen from his office. "The Adventure of the Naval Treaty", one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 12 stories in the cycle collected as The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. It is one of the longest stories in the Sherlock Holmes collections.