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The Return of Sherlock Holmes

By: Arthur Conan Doyle
Narrated by: Derek Jacobi
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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. 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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Jacobi reads Holm's very convincingly. lived every minute of it. have listened to the book several times. I find something new to enjoy every time!

Excellently Read.

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Really well read, as one might expect from Derek Jacobi. The stories are as far fetched as ever, but great escapist stuff. Very enjoyable.

Lots of fun

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Familiar, yet still enjoyable stories dramatized with verve by Derek Jacobi's spirited performance giving different voices to the characters.

Clever stories greatly enhanced by narrator

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A great mystery book. Well read and a real classic. Derek Jacobi is a brilliant narrator. I must recommend it.

Excellent book

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Derek Jacobi is an excellent storyteller on a par with Stephen Fry in my humble opinion

Great book

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Intriguing stories from an old world and expertly narrated by a true professional.
Derek Jacobi brings the stories to life.

Excellent, as always.

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This narrative by Derek Jacobi adds to the delight of this excellent series of stories by the much loved Dr Watson. Highly recommended, a must for all Holmes fans.

Excellent Sherlock

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This is the third volume of Holmes short stories, and in my opinion the weakest overall, although it still has several good stories in it. Forced by popular sentiment and commercial realities to resuscitate Holmes after the unfortunate drowning incident at the Reichenbach Falls, I always have the feeling that Conan Doyle’s heart wasn’t really in it at this stage – some of these are a bit bland in terms of plot. In the later volumes I feel he got back into his stride and came up with more imaginative and dramatic scenarios – some so imaginative, admittedly, that they test credibility to the breaking point, but more exciting on the whole.

That rather negative introduction shouldn’t put new readers off though – even the weaker Holmes stories are always well worth reading, simply for ACD’s easy, flowing writing style which makes anything he writes a pleasure to read. And the relationship between Holmes and his admiring friend Watson is always a joy.

I listened to Derek Jacobi narrating them this time, and he really is the perfect Watson, as well as creating a full range of voices and personalities for all the other many characters who cross the pages.

Holmes is alive!

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loved it, especially read by Derek Jacobi , great voice and tone of a professional

Great stories

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Reading is really nice, but chapters are listed on the app only as "Chapter 1" "Chapter 2" and so on. And when one chapter ends and another starts the change seems to happen on the same breath. No pauses. Chapter title quickly mentioned and on the story goes. Few times I was distracted from listening for few seconds and when I could focus back to the story the conclusion of the chapter had changed to a new story and I had to go rewinding after listening for few minutes of the new story.

Well read

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