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Reviewed by Paul Metcalfe A nicely constructed mystery, true to the Doylean tradition and style. It's background is the late Victorian mania for all things Egyptian. The children of the Fifth Earl of Convarran ask Holmes and Watson to find their father, missing since returning to England from an archaeological dig in Egypt. Other members of the expedition are either missing or are murdered. Holmes is attacked, and Watson is kidnapped before the truth is revealed. The narrative holds the attention and the mystery satisfies the purists. Ancient artifacts, conspiracies, clandestine organizations, a mummy unwrapping and family secrets all play...

As we head towards the holidays, here are the top ten Sherlock Holmes audiobooks so far in December.  1- The Gravesend Gryphon and Other Sherlock Holmes Stories - Robert V Stapleton and Michael Langan 2- Sherlock Holmes The Hunter and Other Mysteries - Susan Knight and Michael Langan 3 - The Case of the Australian Atlases and Other Sherlock Holmes Adventures - Paul Metcalfe and Michael Langan 4- The Infinitely Stranger Cases of Sherlock Holmes - Paula Hammond and Michael Langan 5 - The Uncollected Cases of Sherlock Holmes - Geoff Finch and Michael Langan 6 - Sherlock Holmes Takes the Case - David MacGregor and Michael...

Sherlock Holmes Society of London "The Hound of the Baskervilles, adapted and illustrated by Petr Kopl is clever, funny, beautiful and brilliant. It’s the first in Mr Kopl’s Victoria Regina series (A Scandal in Bohemia is the fourth). Don’t be surprised to find the narrative intersecting with the events of Dracula, The Lost World, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and even Rossum’s Universal Robots, as well as other exploits of Holmes and Watson. Look closely at the illustrations and you’ll see all sorts of unexpected details — though you may be too engrossed in the story on first reading.”     The Hound of...

Another massive month for Sherlock Holmes books in audio - and its another month with short story collections dominating the charts. Two novels make it into the chart - Richard Ryan's latest The Other Woman and Mark Ellis's 221B On Her Majesty's Secret Service.   1.   The Six-Thirteen from Fairfield Junction and Other Cases of Sherlock Holmes - Denis O Smith and Kevin E Green 2.   The Case of the Australian Atlases and Other Sherlock Holmes Adventures - Paul Metcalfe and Michael Langan 3.   The Gravesend Gryphon and Other Sherlock Holmes Stories - Robert V Stapleton and Michael Langan 4.   Sherlock Holmes The Hunter and Other Mysteries - Susan...

We're halfway through November and the top five audiobooks is a mix of old favourites and new titles. Denis Smith is back at #1 with The Six-Thirteen from Fairfield Junction but it's a brand new book, Robert V Stapleton's Gravesend Gryphon that has jumped in at #3. It's Robert's second short story collection after the very popular A Yorkshireman in Baker Street. It's an extremely busy month so we're expecting quite a bit of movement in the chart. Once again it's short story collections dominating. Watch out for Alan Dime's Book of Lucifer collection as that launched yesterday.   1.   The...