The Last Sherlock Holmes Story by Michael Dibdin

Posted by Riklaa on December 24, 2010 at 3:05am

 

The Last Sherlock Holmes Story

 

Author......................  Michael Dibdin
Read by..................   Robert Glenister
Abr/Unabr..............    Unabridged
Genre...................     Fiction - Mystery  (19xx)
Source...................   Electronic Download
Encoded at.............. 64 kbit/s 44100 Hz Mono CBR Fraunhofer 
# Of MP3 Files......... 7
Total Size..............   185 MB
Total Runtime.......    6 Hrs 44 Mins

Synopsis:
In the late seventies an extraordinary document came to light which for fifty years had been held on deposit by the bankers of the deceased John Herbert Watson MD - better known to devotees of Conan Doyle as Dr Watson. A continuous narrative in the doctor's own hand, the story opens in the East End of London in 1888. Three women have been savagely murdered by Jack the Ripper. To calm the public outcry, Scotland Yard approaches London's most eminent detective, Sherlock Holmes, and asks him to investigate the mystery. The adventures of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous detective and his faithful companion Dr Watson are given a new thrilling yet disturbing treatment by Michael Dibdin. Some may also find this book something of an unnecessary and unwelcome postscript to his adventures.

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  • Joel Dombrowski December 24, 2010 at 8:29am
    The synopsis leaves us a valuable clue that this story must be fiction.  John 'Herbert' Watson?  This sounds like a Moriarty trick!  The game is afoot...Merry Xmas to all.
    • Peter Regel > Joel Dombrowski December 25, 2010 at 5:35pm
      I may be wrong, but wasn't the good doctor's middle name Hamish?  You may be right; Moriarty is probably at it again. Fellow pops up everywhere.
    • Anson (Bob) Roberts > Peter Regel December 25, 2010 at 6:07pm
      Actually, the good Doctor's middle name is not disclosed in the Canon. The "Hamish" theory arose from a lapsis lingua by his wife, who calls him "James" in TWIS: "Or should you rather I sent James off to bed?" Since Hamish is Scots for James, the theory is that this was a pet name, based on his middle name.
  • Riklaa December 24, 2010 at 3:06am

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