In tribute to Arthur Conan Doyle, here at last are the complete Canon stories in order of their creation, from "A Study In Scarlet" to "The Retired Colourman." I hope that you enjoy listening as much as I did narrating them.
-David Ian Davies
This collection includes:
His Last Bow: "Sherlock Holmes: His Last Bow" takes us to the beginnings of World War One and opens with the clandestined meeting between agents of the German Empire -- one a sleeper who has established himself in England for the purpose of gathering military intelligence, one the chief secretary of the legation, here to collect that intelligence that will lead to the invasion and overthrow of England.
The Adventure of the Illustrious Client: Holmes is retained by a mysterious client, through an intermediary, to rescue the daughter of a titled man from the clutches of a murderous but charismatic criminal, who seems to have irretrievably won her heart. In doing so, Holmes places himself at great personal risk as he searches for the means to expose Baron von Gruner before it is too late.
The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier: When a young man's recent comrade-in-arms becomes strangely inaccessible, Sherlock Holmes comes to his aid. But the more deeply the detective investigates the missing man's whereabouts, the more adament become the measures of his immediate family to block all attempts to communicate with the soldier's friend. The father insists his son has left on a trip around the world, and the people in the surrounding town seem to support the father's story. But there is something amiss, and Holmes shall get to the truth, whatever the consequences.
The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone: In this entry from The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes, the master detective is on the trail of the stolen crown jewel known as the Mazarin Stone. Knowing his activity on the case makes him a target for murder, Sherlock Holmes is preparing a ruse to smoke out the suspected thief. To his surprise, however, his quarry - a renowned big game hunter - comes directly to him, and as Watson slips away to get the police, an impromptu game of cat and mouse ensues.
The Adventure of the Three Gables: Holmes comes up against a troublesome female villain and a gang of intimidators when he offers to help the widow of a past client who has received a suspicious offer to sell her house and everything in it.
The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire: “This agency stands flat-footed upon the ground, and there it must remain. The world is big enough for us. No ghosts need apply.” So says Sherlock Holmes at the opening of “The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire”. Holmes investigates what appears to be a case of vampirism in an upper class home.
The Adventure of the Three Garridebs: A perplexing mystery involving the search for three men with the surname of Garrideb in order to claim an eccentric American’s $15 million estate.
The Problem of Thor Bridge: A love triangle culminates in the shooting death of the wife and murder charges against the household's beautiful governess. The arrogant, combative husband seeks the services of Sherlock Holmes to clear the young lady in question. The case appears cut and dried, 'til a stroke of insight leads the detective to the solution to the perplexing evidence.
