THE COMPLETE STORIES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES Volume III

Since he received an Audie nomination for Volume I and an Audie Award for Volume II, it’s not surprising that Charlton Griffin gives another extraordinary performance in this volume of Sherlock Holmes works. In addition to impeccable interpretations of familiar characters—Holmes, Watson, Mycroft, and Lestrade—Griffin creates remarkably believable women. Volume III includes the novella THE VALLEY OF FEAR and two short story collections, HIS LAST BOW and THE CASEBOOK OF SHERLOCK HOLMES. Revisiting some of Holmes’s familiar adventures (“The Mazarin Stone,” “The Creeping Man,” “Shoscombe Old Place”), the volume also includes several of his more obscure detecting outings and a memoir-like epilogue detailing the events that lured the 60-year-old Holmes out of retirement, reuniting him with Watson. Griffin’s narration is fresh, flawless, and completely winning. S.J.H. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award, 2012 Audies Finalist © AudioFile 2011, Portland, Maine [Published: DECEMBER 2011]