10 audiobooks for fans of The complete Sherlock Holmes
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Sherlock
by Arthur Conan Doyle, Mark Gatiss, Steven Moffat
Narrated by Simon Vance, Mark Gatiss
★ 3.89 ABR Score (491 ratings)★ 4.33 Goodreads (457) ★ 4.85 Audible (34)More about this pick
Moffat and Gatiss curate nineteen essential Holmes stories that inspired their BBC series, from first case to final bow. Simon Vance's crisp delivery paired with Gatiss's insider perspective creates an ideal bridge between classic Doyle and modern adaptation.
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The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
BEST AMERICAN SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY
by John Joseph Adams, Stephen King, Robert J. Sawyer, Michael Moorcock, Sharyn McCrumb, Stephen Baxter, Anne Perry, Barbara Hambly, Tanith Lee, Neil Gaiman, Rob Rogers, Naomi Novik, Anthony Burgess, Dominic Green, Laurie R. King, Barbara Roden, Tim Lebbon, Peter Tremayne, Bradley H. Sinor, Edward D. Hoch, Vonda N. McIntyre, Darrell Schweitzer, Mary Robinette Kowal, H. Paul Jeffers, Geoffrey A. Landis, Amy Myers, Chris Roden, Tony Pi, Chris Roberson, Mark Valentine
Narrated by Simon Vance, Anne Flosnik
★ 3.88 ABR Score (23.4K ratings)★ 4.39 Goodreads (22.7K) ★ 3.96 Audible (736)More about this pick
Twenty-five years of the best Holmes short fiction gets collected, featuring Stephen King, Neil Gaiman, and other masters reimagining the detective across genres. Simon Vance and Anne Flosnik handle the varied styles with appropriate range.
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Sherlock Holmes in A Scandal in Bohemia (The Works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Book 4)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes • Book 1
Narrated by Mark Young
★ 3.87 ABR Score (12.7K ratings)★ 3.83 Goodreads (12.7K)More about this pick
Holmes meets his match in Irene Adler, the only woman to ever outwit the great detective. Mark Young's crisp Victorian delivery captures both Holmes's arrogance and his grudging respect for "the woman."
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The Man with the Twisted Lip - a Sherlock Holmes Short Story
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes • Book 6
by Arthur Conan Doyle, Edward Raleigh
Narrated by Saethon Williams
★ 3.81 ABR Score (7.3K ratings)★ 3.81 Goodreads (7.3K)More about this pick
Holmes and Watson's chance encounter in a seedy opium den launches this twisty case about missing husbands and mysterious identities.
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The Hidden Child
Fjällbacka • Book 5
by Camilla Läckberg, Tiina Nunnally, Anna Ragnhildur Ingólfsdóttir
Narrated by Simon Vance
★ 4.07 ABR Score (33.3K ratings)★ 4.01 Goodreads (32.7K) ★ 4.41 Audible (595)More about this pick
Crime writer Erica Falck discovers a Nazi medal among her mother's belongings, launching an investigation into wartime secrets that some will kill to protect, brought to life with atmospheric tension.
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The Drowning
Fjällbacka • Book 6
by Camilla Läckberg, Luka Miličević
Narrated by Simon Vance
★ 4.06 ABR Score (27.7K ratings)★ 3.96 Goodreads (27.0K) ★ 4.42 Audible (751)More about this pick
When debut novelist Christian receives death threats, Erica investigates his mysterious past and discovers dark secrets. Vance handles the Swedish noir atmosphere with subtle menace.
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The Lost Boy
Fjällbacka • Book 7
by Camilla Läckberg, Tiina Nunnally
Narrated by Simon Vance
★ 3.97 ABR Score (24.6K ratings)★ 3.84 Goodreads (24.1K) ★ 4.4 Audible (581)More about this pick
Detective Hedström investigates a financial director's murder while dealing with family tragedy—Läckberg weaves small-town secrets through multiple timelines.
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The Stranger
Fjällbacka • Book 4
Narrated by Simon Vance
★ 3.95 ABR Score (30.0K ratings)★ 3.82 Goodreads (29.5K) ★ 4.39 Audible (501)More about this pick
Suspicious deaths plague Fjällbacka as a television crew arrives to film in the same forests where children vanished decades earlier. Simon Vance captures the mounting dread of small-town secrets.
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The Inheritance
Atticus Priest • Book 5
by Mark Dawson
Narrated by Simon Vance
★ 3.95 ABR Score (1.2K ratings)★ 4.36 Goodreads (1.2K) ★ 4.48 Audible (52)More about this pick
Private investigator Atticus Priest unravels a centuries-old mystery surrounding a crumbling English estate and its missing lord. Simon Vance's narration perfectly captures the gothic atmosphere of Wiltshire's dark secrets.
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The Girl in the Spider's Web
Millennium Series • Book 4
by Daily Books
Narrated by Simon Vance
★ 3.93 ABR Score (23.6K ratings)★ 4.33 Goodreads (3) ★ 4.35 Audible (23.6K)More about this pick
David Lagercrantz's continuation of Stieg Larsson's Millennium series brings back Lisbeth Salander and Mikael Blomkvist eleven years later. Simon Vance handles the Swedish noir atmosphere with appropriate intensity.
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