Sherlock Holmes - Tangled Skeins

Stories from the Notebooks of Dr. John H. Watson

By: David Marcum

Narrated by: Anthony Howard

Sherlock Holmes' investigations were not always the neat and self-contained stories that were presented for publication. Holmes' cases overlapped one another considerably, often with the next beginning while the current was still in motion. Some moved linearly from start to finish without interruption while others stretched, a piece here and a piece there, across weeks, months, or even years and decades. There are cases from the past that resonated into the present or times when Holmes' path was detoured from the middle of one case into a completely different matter without warning. A few never reached any conclusion at all. Sometimes Holmes would find himself surrounded by the returning ripples of a matter that he had believed to be concluded years earlier, with the guilty miscreant supposedly far behind him. Watson chose the stories in this collection to represent this tangled skein. Join us as we ascend the 17 steps to the sitting room at 221b Baker Street, discovering cases that range from Holmes' earliest days in practice to his activities during his supposed retirement on the South Downs of Sussex. The game is afoot!

©2015 David Marcum (P)2017 MX Publishing

Enjoyable Stories with Normal Holmes & Watson

Watson is neither critical nor dense—yay— Holmes is up to snuff, and the stories are engaging. Though the book starts off by saying that many of the mysteries overlapped, that’s not really presented much.
I was disappointed that the second to last mystery ends with a promise of a supernatural sounding mystery in western England near Coombe Tracy (village from HOUNd) but doesn’t follow up on that. But the last story of Holmes’ clearing Wiggins mother of murder is satisfying.
Narration is well-done.
Thanks to MX Publishing for this audio version.

excellent storytelling

david marcum never disappoints. an excellent storyteller. I look forward to his next book. thank you .

Fun Holmes pastiche

I enjoyed this, and agree with many of the other reviews. I am also a little frustrated with the reader - the lisp and the soft voice for Watson is annoying, Holmes’ voice and the plain narration is fine, One positive aspect of the narrator is that he does accents beautifully - especially his Scots accent.

Classic Holmes

This was a wonderful collection of tales in classic Conan Doyle style - must read/listen for all Holmes fans!

Like ships in the night

Doctor Watson reminiscences with Sherlock Homes upon cases concerning the Wiggins family and their near meetings over the years.