I'm a member of the AudioGO site and recently via email I learnt that the site has a number of new additions to it's Sherlock Holmes offerings.
These titles are all download only. The good thing with AudioGO is that their downloads are plain mp3s without any DRM such as sites like Audible use. At least they were DRM free the last time I checked. The mp3s that I have got from the site in the past have been copied to many different storage types, devices and operating systems without any problems.
If you go to the AudioGO site you can select either US or UK to view the site. Search 'sherlock' and the following titles will appear, mixed in with all the older Holmes audiobooks and dramatisations they have.
What with splashing out for a new PC recently my funds are low so I don't have any of these myself yet. I know which one I'd go for (will be going for) first though. The last one - the latest from Donald Thomas / John Telfer. If it's anything like the earlier collections it should be good.
Title
Author
Reader
UK price £
US price $
Sherlock Holmes and the Whitechapel Vampire
Dean P Turnbloom
Ric Jerrom
£7.99
$12.99
Sherlock Holmes and the Plague of Dracula
Stephen Seitz
Ric Jerrom
£6.99
$11.99
The Detective and the Woman: A Novel of Sherlock Holmes
Amy Thomas
Stephanie Cannon
£6.99
$11.99
Sherlock Holmes and the Dead Boer at Scotney Castle
Tim Symonds
Simon Shepherd
£6.99
$11.99
The Outstanding Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes
Gerard Kelly
Simon Shepherd
£7.99
$12.99
The Lost Stories of Sherlock Holmes by Dr John Watson
Tony Reynolds
Simon Shepherd
£6.99
$11.99
Sherlock Holmes and the Murder at Lodore Falls
Charlotte Smith
Ric Jerrom
£3.99
$4.99
The Secret Journal of Dr Watson
Phil Growick
Simon Shepherd
£7.99
$12.99
This last one is on the AudioGO site as well however whereas all the titles above share a similar nondescript cover this last one has it's own distinct cover. As all the titles appear to be download only I guess it doesn't really matter but I thought I'd mention it.
Death on a Pale Horse: Sherlock Holmes On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Donald Thomas
John Telfer
£7.99
$12.99
Replies
Jake,
Have you had any luck finding any of these? The AudioGo versions are cheaper than the Audible one(s) plus, as you pointed out, there is no DRM. I could get Death on a Pale Horse if you still don't have it.
By the way, has anyone ever bought anything from Audiobooks.com? I've been thinking of switching to a new seller and I just wondered if their downloads are MP3s or the DRM type.
Thanks,
Jamie
I've not yet heard any of these, but I have read and enjoyed "The Secret Diary of Dr Watson" and "The Outstanding Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes", and I'm told that "The Detective and the Woman" is good (disappointing title - until you realise that it's THE Woman!).
Roger
I noticed you mentioned this new AudioGO series in the latest (3rd March?) District Messenger Roger. I was a little late reading the issue but caught up over Easter.
I can't find a hardcopy (as in a version made from trees) of the latest Donald Thomas collection. No kindle version either. Strange.
Thanks Jake,I don't do reviews, but on Sherlock Holmes and the Whitechapel Vampire I couldn't get through two hours of it.It was pretty awful.Oh well, to each their own, others may think different.Maybe give Sherlock Holmes and the Plague of Dracula a try.The Thomas book sounds good,but I really like his work anyway. Thanks again Jake.
Thomas