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Sherlock Holmes and the Telegram from Hell
- By: Nicholas Meyer
- Narrated by: David Robb, Nicholas Meyer
- Length: 7 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 187
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 164
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 164
June, 1916. With a world war raging on the continent, exhausted John H. Watson, MD, is operating on the wounded full-time when his labors are interrupted by a knock on his door, revealing Sherlock Holmes, with a black eye, a missing tooth and a cracked rib. The story he has to tell will set in motion a series of world-changing events in the most consequential case of the detective's career.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Timely, entertaining beautifully written &read!
- By B Melnick on 01-12-25
- Sherlock Holmes and the Telegram from Hell
- By: Nicholas Meyer
- Narrated by: David Robb, Nicholas Meyer
Timely, entertaining beautifully written &read!
Reviewed: 01-12-25
This book is as, strangely, emotionally affecting as it is entertaining. It is very entertaining. Mr Robb's performance draws one into the story in a way that only a good story teller/actor can. He serves the story subtly. Unlike other narrators he draws no irritating attention to himself. The publisher's blurb "Sherlock Holmes and the Telegram from Hell plunges Holmes into a world that eerily resembles our own, where entangling alliances, treaties, and human frailty threaten to create another cataclysm." Its incredibly well researched . I honestly don't know how Mr.Meyer so deftly weaves historical fiction and the Sherlock Holmes Trope, but it is seamless. Through this and other tales by Mr Meyer I, like Sherlock Holmes toward the end of this story, am inspired to research the patterns in history.
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The West End Horror
- A Posthumous Memoir of John H. Watson, M.D.
- By: Nicholas Meyer
- Narrated by: David Case
- Length: 5 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 126
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 110
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 109
Selling two million copies in earlier editions, this is the second of the rediscovered Sherlock Holmes adventures. "Acquired" from a widow whose husband was descended from the distaff side of Holmes's family, this mystery finds Holmes solving a double murder in London's theater district.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Narrator ruins this book
- By Douglas Bryenldson on 02-13-20
- The West End Horror
- A Posthumous Memoir of John H. Watson, M.D.
- By: Nicholas Meyer
- Narrated by: David Case
Loved the way Nicholas Meyer imagined and brought to life the literary and theatrical society of the era.
Reviewed: 02-25-24
I did not care for the voice the narrator gave Holmes but was interested enough in the story that i continued to listen to the end. In the early chapters the accents were overblown and I found it hard to listen to. It is a testament to Nicholas Meyer’s story telling that i continued on to the end. The narrator settled down by the second half and I was less distracted by the earlier diction.
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Deepak Chopra's Mind Body Zone: Living Outside the Box Trailer
- By: Deepak Chopra
- Narrated by: Deepak Chopra
- Length: 1 min
- Original Recording
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 35
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 26
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Story4 out of 5 stars 25
The surest path to self-development is through our vital connection to the world around us.
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1 out of 5 stars
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too short
- By WJ Awesome on 08-26-21
important helpful discussions marred only by background music which sometimes overpowers the speakers
Reviewed: 11-04-21
You know that music that comes up during s heartfelt speach at awards shows? At first its distracting then downright annoying. That has been my experience in listening to a few of these Outside The Box podcasts. I wish the producers trusted the content more and dod not feel so compelled to “produce” the conversations.
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