The Riddle of Foxwood Grange

A New Sherlock Holmes Mystery

By: Denis O. Smith

Narrated by: David Bufton

Length: 6 hrs and 39 mins

Publisher's summary

An invitation to take lunch at the Great Western Hotel at Paddington station leads Sherlock Holmes into a baffling mystery. Who is it that is watching every move made by popular journalist Farringdon Blake, and why? When the trail goes cold in London, Holmes and his friend, Dr. Watson, must travel down to Foxwood Grange, Blake's home in rural Oxfordshire, to seek a solution to the mystery there. But Foxwood Grange, a 300-year-old Elizabethan mansion, is a house with a checkered past and holds mysteries of its own.

In this superb evocation of both the spirit and the style of Conan Doyle's earlier Sherlock Holmes stories, Denis O. Smith, acclaimed author of numerous Sherlock Holmes short story collections, here presents the great detective on a larger stage, in a gripping mystery which builds remorselessly to a thrilling and dramatic climax.

©2016 Denis Smith (P)2017 MX Publishing

Closest I’ve Found to Conan Doyle

To me this author has captured the tone and gentle intrigue of the original. Classic brain teasing whodunnit. I wish there were more of these.

A vivid theater of the mind

The Riddle of Foxwood Grange unfolds through a story that holds true to the Holmes canon. Dr. Watson was extraordinarily descriptive in his narrative. Many of the chapters had me imagining the sunshine on my face at times or even the briskness of the morning air.

Really enjoy Sherlock Holmes stories written by Denis Smith

Good story and narration. I like all of the Sherlock Holmes books written by Dennis Smith. I hope he writes more soon.

Really. really good

A very good story; it reminded me a lot of 'The Hound of the Baskervilles' in that Watson is left in situ by Holmes to keep up with the present case while he travels back to London.

I really enjoyed the story and the mysteries were really well done. And I must say, the riddle/code was really, really cleaver *laughs*

Having Watson 'leading' the investigation was really nice, and I liked that Holmes was willing to praise his attention to detail, although lamenting that his friend didn't follow up his really detailed observations to the next logical step: deduction.
(...) It is not a mere empty compliment, but a statement of fact, and there is thus no kindness involved. I have remarked your powers of observation before when I have read other things you have written. Sometimes you compare yourself unfavourably to me and exaggerate my achievements in the field of deduction, but if I am indeed more accomplished than you are at deduction, it is often only because you are too timid in drawing conclusions from what you see before you. In the fundamental power of observation, you are arguably my equal, at least when circumstances - such as having to keep a diary for my benefit - push you into making an effort. Your reports in here,” he continued, tapping the bundle of papers in his hand, “illustrate the matter perfectly.”

The secondary characters were all interesting, too, not mere props but people with motivations and feelings; that makes the story richier and more engaging .

And the narration by David Bufton was very good too :D