The Sign of Four

Patrick Tull is one of my favorite readers - I'd be happy to hear him read the phone book (as they say)!

I love Sherlock Holmes stories, so really the whole thing was great, though I love it when he comes in to Baker St in disguise and Watson doesn't recognize him.

His voices were stellar, as is the energy of his reading - he dramatizes without it seeming forced or unnatural

I can't complain - this was a free book. But compared to the involved fiction of today, this was a "simple" read. Still it was fun and passed the time, But if it weren't free, I wouldn't really recommend using a credit for it. Rather, get it for free off Amazon.com and just read it on the Kindle.

This title was available for free as part of Audible/Amazon's WhisperSync promotion, and the decision to pick up or pass on a classic, free Sherlock Holmes tale was, well, elementary.

The story itself is one of the earlier Holmes books - it's the first to detail his "struggles" with cocaine, and introduces us to Mary Morstan. It's an exciting mystery filled with treasure and villainy that uses the East India Trading Company as a backdrop.

Holmes and Watson themselves are great, of course, and that's in no small part due to the narration of Patrick Tull (of Patrick O'Brien fame). gets a solid handle on the characters of Holmes and Watson, and his narration is very easy on the ears. There are, unfortunately, few minor recording errors that apparently went without noticed (flubbed and clipped lines, etc.), but in general, that didn't detract too much from what was a classic story matched with a very fine reading.

If you like, or are curious at all, about why Sherlock Holmes is now a household name, this is worth checking out. But don't be surprised if, like a drug, it leaves you longing for another fix of the master detective.

You either love the Holmes stories or not, so it's really about the reader. I found Patrick Tull's reading to be just that, "reading" not "performing." For that I took away one star. I could hear no attempt to change voices for each character; however, since the Novella is written as Dr. Watson's documentation of the events (like the other Holmes adventures) this is not really a bad thing. You can just view it as Watson reading his own work. Anyway, I found it perfectly enjoyable and wholeheartedly recommend it to all lovers of the Doyle's "Consulting Detective."

I really enjoy hearing the story while driving. The reader does a great job and look forward to hearing more Arthur Conan Doyle stories read by Patrick Tull.

It is a Sherlock Homes story, what is not to like.

I enjoyed this book quite a bit. I was only casually familiar with Mr. Doyle's master sleuth through movies and pop culture references. That said, I had no idea what a great writer and storyteller Mr. Doyle was until I decided to get this book. Very entertaining and well narrated by Patrick Tull. I definitely recommend this book. While it's not the first in the series, it's still one of the earlier works and makes for a good introduction to the main characters, Sherlock and Mr. Watson.

I have read this book before but now i enjoy listening to audiobooks because my eyes are letting me down.

The narrator was not the best i am sorry to say. He was reading a little too fast and sometimes i had to repeat what i heard before to get it all.

Well performed classic mystery well delivered. It was good entertainment while driving.

Sherlock Holmes is always interesting with a blend of arrogance and compassion

The use of different voices for different characters is brought alive by the narrator.

What happened in the past that now is affecting the present in the life of one young woman?

Good story, good presentation.

This is the Second Best full length Story in the Sherlock Holmes Short Stories Written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

In this story Dr. Watson meets his first wife. The story builds and moves and is well done.

Patrick Tull is one of the best narrator's in the Sherlock Holmes series,along with Alexander Spencer and Ed Simone.

Well well familiar already with the Sherlock Holmes stories, but thinking back I was glued to the story when I first read it.

I like these Sherlock Holmes Unabridged stories. There are many out there and many abridged or the story is changed from the original.