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A Study in Scarlet: A Sherlock Holmes Novel
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LENGTH5 hrs and 17 mins
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RELEASE DATE11-27-09
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Program TypeAudiobook
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Publisher's Summary
The mystery begins when a body turns up in an abandoned building. A baffled Scotland Yard calls in the world's first "consulting detective," Mr. Sherlock Holmes. Through observation, subterfuge, and tenacity, he is soon able to discover the identity of the assassin, but that is only the beginning of the bizarre mystery. This audiobook includes the bonus Sherlock Holmes story "The Adventure of the Speckled Band."
©1923 Public Domain; (P)2009 Tantor
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D. C. S. Alves Amsterdam, The Netherlands 02-20-12 Member Since 2004- HELPFUL VOTES
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"Homes' deductions a bit too excessive for my taste"
What did you like best about A Study in Scarlet? What did you like least?The era is quite charming and Watson is very likeable, but I have to say that Homes' extraordinary deductions based on apparently insignificant details are just too fictitious and over-the-top for my taste.
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connie Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada 12-13-09trying to see the world with my ears
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"This is probably heresy to Holmes fans but..."
I've become enamored of detective fiction only in the last year, and I came to Holmes through his reinterpretations by authors like Laurie R King and Nicolas Meyer. I was delighted to see new versions of the Conan Doyle's classics and eagerly wanted to listen to this one --Perhaps my expectations were just too high.
The original Holmes is still a great invention, but Conan Doyle didn't create great fiction around him, in this novel anyway --Even Simon Prebble couldn't make this a great listen to me (and sometimes I wonder if Simon was bored -- this is not his best narration). Also, the recording quality of my download was a bit wonky -- I didn't bother to re-download to see if that corrected the sound glitches (probably would).
I will persevere on to other of Conan Doyle's novels or short stories, but without as high expectations. And I look forward more to next year's release of Laurie R Kings' second part of "The Language of Bees."1 of 6 people found this review helpful