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The Return of Sherlock Holmes

By: Arthur Conan Doyle
Narrated by: Derek Jacobi
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About this listen

 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. And so it is that Dr Watson meets a mysterious deformed man who reveals the truth behind the fateful final conflict between Holmes and Moriarty, and paves the way for the extraordinary return of the world's greatest sleuth in these thirteen tales of mystery and deduction:

The Empty House
The Norwood Builder
The Dancing Men
The Solitary Cyclist
The Priory School
Black Peter
Charles Augustus Milverton
The Six Napoleons
The Three Students
The Golden Pince-Nez
The Missing Three-Quarter
The Abbey Grange
The Second Stain

Public Domain (P)2014 Audible, Inc. Anthologies & Short Stories Classics Detective Fiction Mystery Traditional Detectives Sherlock Holmes
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loved it, especially read by Derek Jacobi , great voice and tone of a professional

Great stories

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Holmes at his best. Great narration eventhough I new some of the stories it was a pleasure to listen too. a book I will return too.

loved this book

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What made the experience of listening to The Return of Sherlock Holmes the most enjoyable?

Sitting through the stories and imagining myself sitting at 221B with Holmes and Watson.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Return of Sherlock Holmes?

When Holmes returned and feeling the thrill Watson felt.

What about Derek Jacobi’s performance did you like?

We often think of Holmes as sounding cold and incise. Jacobi just made him sound natural like anyone else.

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I had to laugh at times when the police got it wrong.

Any additional comments?

We often laugh when the police get it wrong, but they do at times have a point. In the Norwood Builder, Lestrade's arrest of John Hector Macfarlane was quite understandable. Jonas Oldacre had just made Macfarlane his beneficiary, had invited him to his house to finish the job, then Macfarlane left in all innocence and didn't know of his supposed death until the following day.

The Return To Baker Street

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It is sad to come to the end having listened through the adventures, memoirs, casebook and return of Sherlock Holmes. Derek Jacobi is so good at reading them I could listen to him all day. Buy it! Buy the lot!

Why didn't he write more...

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Almost everyone knows these stories by now. Excellent narration and we'll worthy of a listen!

Well Narrated

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