The Disappearance of Alistair Ainsworth

A Daughter of Sherlock Holmes Mystery, Book 3

By: Leonard Goldberg

Narrated by: Steve West

Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins

Publisher's summary

"In a remarkable performance, Steve West becomes Dr. John Watson, Jr...A top-notch mystery filled with clever twists and winning characters." —AudioFile Magazine, Earphones Award winner

In the third audiobook of this critically acclaimed series, Sherlock Holmes' daughter faces a new unsolvable mystery with spies and a threat to the crown.

Joanna and the Watsons receive an unexpected visitor to 221B Baker Street during a nocturnal storm. A rain-drenched Dr. Alexander Verner arrives with a most harrowing tale.

Verner has just returned from an unsettling trip to see a patient who he believes is being held against his will. Joanna quickly realizes Verner's patient is a high-ranking Englishman who the Germans have taken captive to pry vital information about England’s military strategies for the Great War. The man is revealed to be Alistair Ainsworth, a cryptographer involved in the highest level of national security.

The police are frantic to find Ainsworth before the Germans can use him to decode all of England’s undeciphered messages. Ainsworth must be found at all costs, and Joanna and the Watsons might be the only ones who can connect the clues to find him.

USA Today best-selling author Leonard Goldberg returns with another puzzling case for the daughter of Sherlock Holmes to unravel in this exciting mystery sure to be enjoyed by fans of Sherlock Holmes.

©2019 Leonard Goldberg (P)2019 Macmillan Audio

A Pleasure to Read

Well written. Good attention to detail. The same can be said for books 1 and 2.

Review

A well-developed plot and characters, building on the Holmes Canon
Well read by the Narrator

Intelligent storyline.

The curves and nuances of the story are well developed. Perhaps the Watson characters could shine a bit more and have an established expertise but other than that, truly enjoyable.

Best Sherlock of all time wonderful

This is my favorite book at a reading every Sherlock Holmes ever made you have to get used to the idea that she is an extremely intelligent if you have a problem with women you probably shouldn’t read it but it’s just fabulous my favorite so far out of every Sherlock by every author buy it you won’t regret it

A good installment

This series is well written and narrated. The characters carry the story with very little author scene setting. The author dives in directly and the mystery immediately becomes the focus of the book. Following the logic is part of the charm. A good listen.

Best story in the series so far

While there are moments where the listener hears tidbits from the first books again (as if we had not read the first two books), this is the best book so far.

cannon compliments

I am awaiting #4 with this narrator. I am wondering if the name choice of Joanna will be explained.

Overall Good

I generally have been enjoying this series. I’ve listened to the complete works of Arthur Conan Doyle so was really excited about this series. It’s good but I don’t love how condescending Johanna comes off. She’s always patting the Watsons on the head and effectively saying “good boy! when they make a good observation. Also, there have been a number of incorrect details, which I find interesting for a series that relies on details. For example, Exodus is not the first book of the Bible. Genesis is. And Christians accept the Jewish Bible - they just accept the New Testament as well. That may seem a minor point but it was presented as a key clue in this book and it was all wrong. It’s a fun series. I really have enjoyed it. But don’t expect Arthur Conan Doyle and don’t expect accurate details.

Sherlock's Daughter

Again thrilled !!!
More adventures with the daughter of Mr. Holmes and her husband and Dr Watson.

Well written about Sherlock Holmes daughter

This is a really good series. Totally enjoy it especially if you like Holmes's logic and his stories as written by Dr. Watson. His daughter has the same logic. A lot more intense than Holmes as what Dr. Watson wrote, but is a really fun read. I'm not going to detail the plot, just to say that it is a really enjoyable listen. Really good series so far.