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A Scandal in Bohemia
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
read by Carl Mason
Part 1 of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Doyle) series
The King of Bohemia engages Holmes to recover an indiscreet photograph showing him with the renowned beauty, adventuress and opera singer Irene Adler—the revelation of which would derail his marriage to a daughter of the King of Scandinavia. In disguise, Holmes witnesses Adler marry the man she truly loves, then by means of an elaborate stratagem discovers the photograph's hiding place. But when Holmes and the king return to retrieve the photo, they find Adler has fled the country with it, leaving behind a letter for Holmes and a portrait of herself for the King. The king allows Holmes to retain the portrait as a souvenir.
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A Scandal in Bohemia
by Arthur Conan Doyle
read by Ian Michael Turrell
Part 1 of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Doyle) series
A Scandal in Bohemia is one of the most famous cases in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle. In this thrilling detective story, Sherlock Holmes is hired by the King of Bohemia to recover a compromising photograph from the brilliant and cunning Irene Adler-an enigmatic woman who proves to be Holmes' intellectual equal. As Holmes employs his signature deductive reasoning and disguise tactics, he soon discovers that outwitting Adler may be his most formidable challenge yet.
Narrated by Ian Michael Turrell, this audiobook immerses listeners in the fog-laden streets of Victorian London, where deception, intrigue, and clever maneuvering unfold in a tale of scandal and surprise. With its timeless storytelling, sharp wit, and unforgettable characters, A Scandal in Bohemia remains one of the greatest detective stories ever written, showcasing Holmes' unparalleled intellect and the one woman who truly outmatched him.
Originally published in 1891, this classic detective tale continues to captivate audiences, making it a must-listen for fans of mystery, crime fiction, and Victorian literature.
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A Scandal in Bohemia
The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes
by Arthur Conan Doyle
read by Paul Spera
Part 1 of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Doyle) series
"A Scandal in Bohemia" is the first short story featuring Sherlock Holmes, written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and published in The Strand Magazine in 1891. It marked the beginning of a long collaboration with illustrator Sidney Paget and is considered one of Doyle's most notable works. The story follows Holmes as he is drawn into a complex case involving the King of Bohemia and a potentially scandalous photograph. With its blend of royal intrigue and clever deduction, it set the tone for many of the detective's adventures to follow.
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A Scandal in Bohemia
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
read by Stephen Thorne
Part 1 of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Doyle) series
A Scandal in Bohemia is the first short story, third overall work featuring Doyle's fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. Dr. Watson recounts that a masked visitor to Baker Street is quickly deduced to be the hereditary King of Bohemia. The King is to become engaged to a young Scandinavian princess. However, five years before, he had a liaison with American opera singer, Irene Adler. Fearful that the marriage would be called off, he had sought to regain letters and a photograph of Adler and himself together. The ensuing adventure involves disguise, subterfuge and Holmes' legendary powers of deduction. The story is notable for introducing the character of Adler, often a romantic interest for Holmes in later derivative works.
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A Scandal in Bohemia
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
read by James Kensington
Part 1 of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Doyle) series
The King of Bohemia engages Holmes to recover an indiscreet photograph showing him with the renowned beauty, adventuress and opera singer Irene Adler – the revelation of which would derail his marriage to a daughter of the King of Scandinavia. In disguise, Holmes witnesses Adler marry the man she truly loves, then by means of an elaborate stratagem discovers the photograph's hiding place. But when Holmes and the king return to retrieve the photo, they find Adler has fled the country with it, leaving behind a letter for Holmes and a portrait of herself for the King. The king allows Holmes to retain the portrait as a souvenir.
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The Red-Headed League
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
read by James Kensington
Part 2 of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Doyle) series
Jabez Wilson, a pawnbroker, consults Holmes about a job, gained only because of his red hair, which took him away from his shop for long periods each day; the job for to simply copy the Encyclopædia Britannica. After eight weeks, he was suddenly informed that the job ended. After some investigation at Wilson's shop, Holmes contacts a police inspector and the manager of a nearby bank. With Watson, they hide in the bank vault and catch two thieves who had dug a tunnel from the shop while Wilson was at the decoy copying job.
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The Red-Headed League
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
read by Stephen Thorne
Part 2 of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Doyle) series
The Red-Headed League is the second of the twelve stories in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, which was published in 1892. In it, Jabez Wilson, a flame-haired London pawnbroker, comes to consult Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson. Some weeks before, Wilson responded to a newspaper want-ad offering highly-paid work to only red-headed male applicants. Wilson is hired on the basis of the precise hue of his hair color and performs menial work at a decent wage. When this occupation is suddenly suspended, he enlists Holmes and Watson to find an explanation. One of his more lighthearted shorts, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ranked it as his second-favorite Sherlock Holmes story. The Red-Headed League is the second of the twelve stories in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, which was published in 1892. In it, Jabez Wilson, a flame-haired London pawnbroker, comes to consult Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson. Some weeks before, Wilson responded to a newspaper want-ad offering highly-paid work to only red-headed male
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A Case of Identity
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
read by James Kensington
Part 3 of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Doyle) series
Against the wishes of her stepfather, Mary Sutherland has become engaged to Hosmer Angel. On the morning of their wedding Hosmer elicits a promise that Mary will remain faithful to him "even if something quite unforeseen" occurs, then mysteriously disappears en route to the church. Holmes deduces that Hosmer was Mary's stepfather in disguise, the charade a bid to keep Mary a spinster and thus maintain access to her inheritance. Holmes does not reveal the truth to Mary because "There is danger for him who taketh the tiger cub, and danger also for whoso snatches a delusion from a woman"; he had already advised her to put the matter behind her, though she responded that Hosmer "shall find me ready when he comes back."
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A Case of Identity
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
read by Stephen Thorne
Part 3 of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Doyle) series
In A Case of Identity Miss Mary Sutherland, a woman with a substantial income is engaged to a quiet Londoner who has recently disappeared. Of the fiancé, Mr. Hosmer Angel, Miss Sutherland only knows that he works in an office in Leadenhall Street. All his letters to her are typewritten, even the signature, and he insists that she write back to him through the local Post Office. The climax of the sad liaison comes when Mr. Angel abandons Miss Sutherland at the altar on their wedding day. Holmes reaches a conclusion quite quickly and advises his client to forget Mr. Angel. "A Case of Identity" is one of 56 short Sherlock Holmes stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
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The Boscombe Valley Mystery
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
read by James Kensington
Part 4 of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Doyle) series
Inspector Lestrade asks for Holmes's help after Charles McCarthy is murdered, and his son, James, is implicated. McCarthy, and another local landowner, John Turner, are both Australian expatriates, and Lestrade was originally engaged by Turner's daughter, Alice, who believes James is innocent. Holmes interviews James, and then inspects the scene of the murder, deducing a third man was present. Realising Holmes has solved the case, Turner confesses to the crime, revealing that McCarthy was blackmailing him due to Turner's criminal past. Holmes does not reveal the crime, but secures James's release because of the presence of a third person at the crime scene.
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The Boscombe Valley Mystery
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
read by Stephen Thorne
Part 4 of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Doyle) series
In The Boscombe Valley Mystery, Inspector Lestrade summons Holmes to a community in Herefordshire, where a local landowner has been murdered outdoors. The deceased's estranged son is strongly implicated. Holmes, employing his trusty magnifying glass quickly determines that a mysterious third man may be responsible for the crime, unraveling a thread involving a secret criminal past, thwarted love, and blackmail. This is the fourth of the twelve stories in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and was first published in the Strand Magazine in 1891.
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The Five Orange Pips
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
read by James Kensington
Part 5 of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Doyle) series
John Openshaw tells Holmes that in 1883 his uncle died two months after receiving a letter inscribed "K.K.K." with five orange pips enclosed, and that in 1885 his father died soon after receiving a similar letter; now Openshaw himself has received such a letter. Holmes tells him to do as the letter asks and leave a diary page, which Holmes deduces is connected to the Ku Klux Klan, on the garden sundial. Openshaw is killed before he can do so, but Holmes discovers the killers have been travelling on a sailing ship, and sends the captain a letter with five orange pips. The ship is lost at sea.
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The Five Orange Pips
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
read by Kirsten Firerri
Part 5 of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Doyle) series
A young gentleman named John Openshaw visits Holmes one night with a strange story. His uncle Elias had emigrated to the United States as a young man, establishing himself as a planter in Florida and joining the Confederate States Army, in which he rose to the rank of colonel. In 1869 or 1870, he returned to England and purchased an estate near Horsham in Sussex, adopting a reclusive lifestyle. He later allowed John to live on the estate and gave him full access to the property, except for one storage room that was always kept locked. On 10 March 1883, Elias received a letter postmarked Pondicherry, bearing the inscription "K.K.K." and containing only five orange pips (seeds). What happens after that you will need to listen to find out.
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The Five Orange Pips
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
read by Stephen Thorne
Part 5 of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Doyle) series
In The Five Orange Pips, a young Sussex gentleman named John Openshaw tells the strange story of his uncle Elias Openshaw, who came back to England after living in the United States as a planter in Florida and serving as a colonel in the Confederate Army. His uncle begins receiving threatening letters inscribed "KKK" and including five orange pips. He is killed shortly thereafter. The job of unraveling this sordid transatlantic mystery falls to Holmes and his trusty companion Dr. Watson. The fifth of the twelve stories in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, this is also one of only two Sherlock Holmes short stories where Holmes' client dies after seeking his help.
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The Man With the Twisted Lip
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
read by James Kensington
Part 6 of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Doyle) series
Neville St. Clair, a respectable businessman, has disappeared and his wife claims she saw him at the upper window of an opium den. Rushing upstairs to the room she found only a beggar who denied any knowledge of St. Clair – whose clothes are later found in the room, and his coat, laden with coins, in the River Thames outside the window. The beggar is arrested, but a few days later St. Clair's wife receives a letter from her husband. Holmes concludes, then proves, that the beggar is actually St. Clair in disguise; he confesse that he has been leading a double life as a beggar, making more money that way than in his nominal work.
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The Man with the Twisted Lip
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
read by Stephen Thorne
Part 6 of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Doyle) series
In The Man with the Twisted Lip, Dr. Watson is called upon late at night by a female friend of his wife whose husband has been absent for several days. Frantic with worry, she seeks help in fetching him home from an opium den. Watson finds his friend Sherlock Holmes in the den, disguised as an old man, trying to extract information about a new case from the addicts therein. The case of double identity and potential murder presents Holmes with a task that is anything but elementary. This is the sixth of the twelve stories in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, originally published in 1891.
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The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
read by James Kensington
Part 7 of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Doyle) series
A "Blue Carbuncle" is stolen from a hotel suite, and a former felon is soon arrested. However, an acquaintance of Holmes discovers the carbuncle in the throat of a Christmas goose. Holmes traces the owner of the goose, but soon determines that he was not the thief by offering him a replacement goose. The detective continues his search, first to an inn and then a dealer in Covent Garden. The dealer refuses to provide Holmes with information about the source of the goose, but Holmes observes another man trying to find the same information, and confronts him. The man, the head attendant at the hotel, confesses to his crime. Holmes allows him to remain free, arguing that prison could make him a hardened criminal later.
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The Adventure of the Speckled Band
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
read by James Kensington
Part 8 of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Doyle) series
Helen Stoner worries her stepfather may be trying to kill her after he contrives to move her to the bedroom where her sister had died two years earlier, shortly before her wedding. Stoner is herself now engaged, and Holmes learns that her stepfather's annuity (from the estate of his wife - Stoner's mother) would be greatly reduced if either sister married. During a late-night investigation of the bedroom, Holmes and Watson discover a dummy bell-pull near a ventilator. As they lie in wait a whistle sounds, then a snake appears through the ventilator. Holmes attacks the snake with his riding crop; it retreats to the next room, where it attacks and kills Stoner's stepfather.
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The Adventure of the Speckled Band
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
read by Stephen Thorne
Part 8 of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Doyle) series
In The Adventure of the Speckled Band, Sherlock Holmes and Watson come to the aid of Helen Stoner, who has reason to fear her life is being threatened by her abusive stepfather, Dr. Grimesby Roylott. Her sister, who died two years before, spoke of a "speckled band" right before she died in mysterious circumstances. To solve the mystery of the "speckled band", Holmes and Watson stake out Miss Stoner's room and make a momentous discovery. The eighth of the twelve stories collected in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Doyle considered it the best of the Holmes stories.
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The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
read by James Kensington
Part 9 of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Doyle) series
An engineer, Victor Hatherley, attends Dr Watson's surgery after his thumb is chopped off, and recounts his tale to Watson and Holmes. Hatherley had been hired for 50 guineas to repair a machine he was told compressed Fuller's earth into bricks. Hatherley was told to keep the job confidential, and was transported to the job in a carriage with frosted glass, to keep the location secret. He was shown the press, but on closer inspection discovered a "crust of metallic deposit" on the press, and he suspected it was not being used for compressing earth. He confronted his employer, who attacked him, and during his escape his thumb is chopped off. Holmes deduces that the press is being used to produce counterfeit coins, and works out its location. However, when they arrive, the house is on fire, and the criminals have escaped.
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The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
read by Stephen Thorne
Part 9 of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Doyle) series
The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb, is the ninth of the twelve stories collected in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. A young London engineer, contracted to service a hydraulic press at a country house, discovers that the owner is using the machine for illegal purposes. After confronting the owner, the engineer narrowly escapes death and loses a thumb when the owner turns on him. Holmes deduces the actual use of the machine and sets off to bring the evildoers to justice.
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The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
read by James Kensington
Part 10 of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Doyle) series
Lord Robert St. Simon's new American bride, Hatty Doran, has disappeared almost immediately after the wedding. The servants had prevented an old love interest of his from forcing her way into the wedding breakfast, Hatty had been seen in whispered conversation with her maid, and Inspector Lestrade arrives with the news that Hatty's wedding dress and ring have been found floating in the Serpentine. Holmes quickly solves the mystery, locating Hatty at a hotel with a mysterious, "common-looking" man who had picked up her dropped bouquet after the ceremony. The man turns out to be Hatty's husband Frank, whom she had thought dead in America, and who had managed to locate her only moments before she was to marry Lord St. Simon. Frank and Hatty had just determined to go to Lord St. Simon in order to explain the situation when Holmes found them.
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The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
read by Stephen Thorne
Part 10 of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Doyle) series
In The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor, Miss Hatty Doran, after several strange episodes on the day of her marriage to Lord St. Simon, disappears from the reception. St. Simon tells Holmes that he noticed a change in the young lady's mood just after the wedding ceremony, having been uncharacteristically sharp with him. Also unusual: she dropped her wedding bouquet and a gentleman in the front pew handed it back to her. For Holmes, it proves rather an elementary case, though it causes considerable confusion for Dr. Watson and Inspector Lestrade. This is the tenth of the twelve stories collected in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
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The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
read by James Kensington
Part 11 of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Doyle) series
A banker asks Holmes to investigate after a "Beryl Coronet" entrusted to him is damaged at his home. Awakened by noise, he had found his son, Arthur, holding the damaged coronet. Arthur refuses to speak, neither admitting guilt nor explaining himself. Footprints in the snow outside the house tell Holmes that the banker's niece had conspired with a blackguard to steal the coronet; Arthur had discovered the crime in progress and the coronet had been damaged during his struggle to prevent it being stolen. He had refused to tell his father the truth of the crime because of his love for his cousin.
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The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
read by Stephen Thorne
Part 11 of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Doyle) series
In The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet, a banker, Mr. Alexander Holder, makes a loan of £50,000 to a socially prominent client, who leaves a beryl coronet - one of the most valuable public possessions in existence - as collateral. Feeling that he must not leave this rare and precious piece of jewelry in his personal safe at the bank, he takes it home with him. Awakened by a noise in the night, he is horrified to see his son playing with the coronet and apparently trying to bend it. Three beryls are now missing from it. In a panic, Mr. Holder travels to see Holmes, who agrees to take the case.
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The Adventure of the Copper Beeches
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
read by James Kensington
Part 12 of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Doyle) series
Violet Hunter consults Holmes after being offered a governess job subject to a number of unusual conditions, including cutting her hair short. The wage is extremely high, £120, and she decides to accept the job, though Holmes tells her to contact him if she needs to. After a number of strange occurrences, including the discovery of a sealed-off wing of the house, she does so. Holmes discovers that someone had been kept prisoner in the wing, but when Holmes, Watson and Hunter enter, it is empty. They are accused of freeing the prisoner, who was the daughter of Hunter's employer, who sets his dog on them, though it attacks him instead. It is revealed that Hunter had been hired to impersonate her employer's daughter so that her fiancé would believe she was no longer interested in seeing him, but the daughter had escaped and the pair later married.
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The Adventure of the Copper Beeches
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
read by Stephen Thorne
Part 12 of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Doyle) series
In The Adventure of the Copper Beeches, Violet Hunter asks Holmes, whether she should accept a job with very strange conditions. She has been offered £120 per year as a governess, but only if she will cut her long hair short. This is only one of many peculiar conditions to which she must agree. The employer, Jephro Rucastle, seems pleasant enough, yet Miss Hunter obviously has her suspicions. After a fortnight, Miss Hunter beseeches Holmes to come and see her in Winchester, as the situation has become even stranger. This is the last of the twelve stories collected in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Volume 3
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
read by Edward Hardwicke
Part of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Doyle) series
Stories: The Sussex Vampire / The Creeping Man / The Speckled Band
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The Crooked Man
by Arthur Conan Doyle
read by Paul Spera
Part of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Doyle) series
One of 12 stories in The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, first published in The Strand Magazine and Harper's Weekly in July 1893. Doyle ranked it 15th among his favorite Holmes tales.
Holmes visits Watson late one night to investigate the death of Colonel James Barclay of Aldershot Camp. Barclay's wife, Nancy, is suspected of murder. Despite Barclay's devotion to his wife, he had a vindictive streak, suffered from bouts of depression, and disliked being alone at night. Holmes digs deeper into the mysterious circumstances surrounding the case.
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The Three Students
by Arthur Conan Doyle
read by Paul Spera
Part of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Doyle) series
"The Adventure of the Three Students" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, part of The Return of Sherlock Holmes collection. It was first published in The Strand Magazine in the UK in June 1904 and in Collier's in the US on September 24, 1904. The story follows Holmes as he investigates the mysterious disturbance of exam papers at St Luke's College, prompted by unusual clues found by the college tutor Hilton Soames.
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The Missing Three-Quarter
by Arthur Conan Doyle
read by Paul Spera
Part of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Doyle) series
"The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, part of The Return of Sherlock Holmes collection. It was first published in The Strand Magazine in the UK in August 1904 and in Collier's in the US on November 26, 1904. The story centers on Holmes being approached by Cyril Overton of Trinity College, Cambridge, to find Godfrey Staunton, a key rugby player whose sudden disappearance threatens the team's chances in an important upcoming match.
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The Priory School
by Arthur Conan Doyle
read by Paul Spera
Part of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Doyle) series
"The Adventure of the Priory School" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, part of The Return of Sherlock Holmes collection. It was first published in Collier's in the US on January 30, 1904, and in The Strand Magazine in the UK in February 1904. The story involves Holmes investigating the disappearance of a young pupil, Lord Saltire, from a prestigious preparatory school, along with the school's German master and his bicycle.
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The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle
by Arthur Conan Doyle
read by Paul Spera
Part of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Doyle) series
"The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, first published in The Strand Magazine in January 1892 and later included in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Set during the Christmas season, the story begins with Holmes investigating a curious incident involving a lost hat and a Christmas goose. As the case unfolds, it unexpectedly connects to the recent theft of a valuable gemstone from a London hotel, leading Holmes through a trail of clues that blend everyday mishaps with high-stakes crime.
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The Dancing Men
by Arthur Conan Doyle
read by Paul Spera
Part of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Doyle) series
"The Adventure of the Dancing Men" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, part of The Return of Sherlock Holmes cycle published in 1905. It first appeared in The Strand Magazine in the UK and Collier's in the US in December 1903. Ranked third among Doyle's favorite Holmes stories, it is notable for being one of the few where Holmes's client dies after seeking his help. The story centers on Holmes deciphering a mysterious code involving stick-figure "dancing men" symbols.
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The Norwood Builder
by Arthur Conan Doyle
read by Paul Spera
Part of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Doyle) series
"The Adventure of the Norwood Builder" is one of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories and the second tale in The Return of Sherlock Holmes collection. It was first published in Collier's in the US on October 31, 1903, and in The Strand Magazine in the UK in November 1903. The story follows Holmes and Watson as they investigate John Hector McFarlane, a young lawyer accused of murdering his client, builder Jonas Oldacre, after Oldacre unexpectedly named McFarlane the sole beneficiary of his will.
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The Adventure of the Speckled Band
by Arthur Conan Doyle
read by Paul Spera
Part of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Doyle) series
"The Adventure of the Speckled Band" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, first published in The Strand Magazine in February 1892. It appears as the eighth entry in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes collection. Often cited as one of Doyle's best works, the story is a dark, Gothic-tinged mystery centered on a young woman who seeks Holmes's help after the sudden and unexplained death of her twin sister. Set in a decaying country estate, the case unfolds as a classic locked-room mystery involving family secrets, inheritance, and mortal danger.
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The Greek Interpreter
by Arthur Conan Doyle
read by Paul Spera
Part of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Doyle) series
One of 12 stories in The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, first published in The Strand Magazine and Harper's Weekly in September 1893. Doyle ranked it 17th among his favorite Holmes tales.
During a casual chat, Watson learns that Sherlock's older brother Mycroft has even greater powers of observation and deduction. Watson meets Mycroft and discovers the Diogenes Club, where Mycroft spends much of his time. Unlike Sherlock, Mycroft lacks the energy for detective work and prefers to observe rather than act.
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The Second Stain
by Arthur Conan Doyle
read by Paul Spera
Part of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Doyle) series
"The Adventure of the Second Stain" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, featured in The Return of Sherlock Holmes collection. It was first published in The Strand Magazine in the UK in December 1904 and in Collier's in the US on January 28, 1905. The story involves Holmes being consulted by the Prime Minister and the Secretary of State for European Affairs after a sensitive diplomatic document goes missing, with its disclosure threatening severe political consequences across Europe.
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
by Arthur Conan Doyle
read by Patrick Tull
Part of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Doyle) series
It is an old maxim of mine that when you have excluded the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth. ‘The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes’ is the series of short stories that made the fortunes of ‘The Strand Magazine’, in which they were first published, and won immense popularity for Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson. The detective is at the height of his powers and the volume is full of famous cases, including 'The Red-Headed League', 'The Blue Carbuncle', and 'The Speckled Band'. Although Holmes gained a reputation for infallibility, Conan Doyle showed his own realism and feminism by having the great detective defeated by Irene Adler, the Woman, in the very first story, 'A Scandal in Bohemia'. Catherine Wynne's introduction reappraises the stories by looking at Conan Doyle's medical background and its influence on the creation of the famous detective. This edition also features completely revised explanatory notes to reflect the most recent scholarship on Conan Doyle and Victorian Literature.
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The Reigate Puzzle
by Arthur Conan Doyle
read by Paul Spera
Part of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Doyle) series
"The Adventure of the Reigate Squire" (also called "The Reigate Puzzle") is a Sherlock Holmes story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, first published in The Strand Magazine and Harper's Weekly in June 1893. It's part of The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes and was ranked 12th in Doyle's favorite Holmes stories.
In this story, after a tough case in France, Holmes and Watson visit Colonel Hayter's estate near Reigate, Surrey, to rest. Nearby, a burglary occurred at the Acton estate, stealing odd items, and then a murder happens at the Cunningham estate-William Kirwan, the coachman, is killed. Inspector Forrester investigates, finding a torn note with the words "quarter to twelve" in Kirwan's hand. Holmes is immediately intrigued.
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Black Peter
by Arthur Conan Doyle
read by Paul Spera
Part of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Doyle) series
"The Adventure of Black Peter" is a Sherlock Holmes story by Arthur Conan Doyle, featured in The Return of Sherlock Holmes collection. It was first published in Collier's in the US in February 1904 and in The Strand Magazine in the UK in March 1904. The story centers on a murder in Forest Row, where a man is killed with a harpoon, prompting Inspector Stanley Hopkins to seek Holmes's expert assistance.
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The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor
by Arthur Conan Doyle
read by Paul Spera
Part of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Doyle) series
"The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, first published in The Strand Magazine in April 1892 and included in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. The case involves the sudden disappearance of Hatty Doran, the American bride of Lord Robert St. Simon, on the day of their wedding. When conventional investigation yields little, Holmes is called upon to unravel the mystery behind her vanishing, which appears linked to events from her past. The story explores themes of class, transatlantic marriages, and mistaken assumptions.
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The Six Napoleons
by Arthur Conan Doyle
read by Paul Spera
Part of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Doyle) series
"The Adventure of the Six Napoleons" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, included in The Return of Sherlock Holmes collection. It was first published in Collier's in the US on April 30, 1904, and in The Strand Magazine in the UK in May 1904. The story follows Holmes as he investigates a puzzling series of incidents where a man repeatedly smashes plaster busts of Napoleon, with no apparent motive beyond destruction.
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The Man With the Twisted Lip
by Arthur Conan Doyle
read by Paul Spera
Part of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Doyle) series
"The Man with the Twisted Lip" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, first published in The Strand Magazine in December 1891 and later collected in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. The narrative begins with Dr. Watson assisting a friend in locating her missing husband in an opium den, where he unexpectedly encounters Holmes in disguise. Holmes is investigating the mysterious disappearance of a respectable man named Neville St. Clair. As the case unfolds, it reveals an unusual and unexpected double life, testing Holmes's powers of observation and deduction.
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The Solitary Cyclist
by Arthur Conan Doyle
read by Paul Spera
Part of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Doyle) series
"The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, included in The Return of Sherlock Holmes collection. It was first published in Collier's in the US on December 26, 1903, and in The Strand Magazine in the UK in January 1904. The story follows Holmes as he investigates the mysterious circumstances surrounding Violet Smith, whose life and that of her mother have changed following her father's death and the arrival of two men claiming ties to her deceased uncle in South Africa.
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The Cardboard Box
by Arthur Conan Doyle
read by Paul Spera
Part of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Doyle) series
"The Adventure of the Cardboard Box" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, first published in The Strand Magazine in the UK in January 1893 and in Harper's Weekly in the US on January 14, 1893. The story involves Miss Susan Cushing receiving a disturbing parcel containing two severed human ears, prompting Holmes to investigate what appears to be evidence of a serious crime rather than a mere prank.
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A Case of Identity
by Arthur Conan Doyle
read by Ian Michael Turrell
Part of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Doyle) series
In this classic mystery from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, the great detective confronts a puzzle not of violence or theft - but of the human heart and the shadows cast by deception.
A troubled young woman, Miss Mary Sutherland, arrives at 221B Baker Street in distress. Her fiancé, the mysterious Mr. Hosmer Angel, has vanished on their wedding day without a trace. Her stepfather insists there's no cause for alarm - yet something in the case feels far from ordinary.
Sherlock Holmes applies his legendary powers of deduction to unravel a scheme built on secrecy, manipulation, and misplaced trust. As Holmes and Watson sift through a trail of letters, half-truths, and strange behavior, they uncover a truth more unsettling than any crime of passion.
A tale of identity, control, and the illusions people create, A Case of Identity reveals that sometimes the most chilling mysteries are those hidden behind familiar faces.
Narrated with rich period tone and emotional nuance by Ian Michael Turrell, this dramatized audiobook brings Doyle's sharp wit, atmosphere, and psychological insight vividly to life.
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Yellow Face
by Arthur Conan Doyle
read by Paul Spera
Part of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Doyle) series
"The Adventure of the Yellow Face" is a Sherlock Holmes short story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, first published in The Strand Magazine in the UK in February 1893 and later in Harper's Weekly in the US. Part of The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes collection, the story is notable for Holmes making an incorrect deduction, a rare occurrence in the series. The narrative follows Holmes as he investigates a mysterious visitor and uncovers a deeply personal and unexpected secret, highlighting themes of family and acceptance.