
Diamond Jubilee: Sherlock Holmes, Mark Twain, and the Peril of the Empire
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Narrated by:
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Nick Crosby
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By:
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Paul D Schullery
It is June, 1897, the eve of the greatest celebration in the history of London - the Diamond Jubilee of Her Royal Highness Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India. At 221B Baker Street, happy anticipation of the event is shattered when an alarmed Samuel Clemens bursts in and informs Holmes and Watson that his life is threatened by a bizarre international conspiracy. Holmes, Watson, and Clemens spend the frantic final days before the Jubilee discovering that the conspiracy is much worse than Clemens imagined. The very fate of the Empire is at stake. Replete with the trademark Holmesian insights and London underworld adventuring, Diamond Jubilee features a host of London characters, including a brilliant London "crime queen," Prime Minister Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, Mycroft Holmes, Scotland Yard's best and worst, the Baker Street Irregulars (themselves infiltrated by unknown sinister elements), and thousands of the most appalling rats.
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Dr. Watson to the Front
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Who do you trust.
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I love that Watson has a prime spot in this tale (I love Watson, sue me!) and truly enjoyed the final battle between him, Twain and the killer.
Beautifully written, historically accurate and filled with suspense, this was a wonderful book. I hope the author will write more Holmes' stories :D
I need more books by this author!
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The narrator hit it perfect!
Sherlock Holmes is always great!
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Wonderfully entertaining story
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Such a simple thing.
Or do you really just not at all care about your American listeners and assume that all others would not be discerning enough to recognize the difference.
Either way: balderdash.
And due to the character defining nature of Mark Twain’s particular style of drawl, it significantly impairs the performance of this book to have a fabricated facsimile of the most generic US accent possible, attempting to bring this character to life.
The audiobook industry has a ways to go. Things like this just shouldn’t be an issue.
Is it truly that difficult?
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in my opinion This one is dry and without the spark. A passable story and a plot that could've been great but just fizzled out.
Saved by a good narrator.
I received a free copy of this audio book at my own request and voluntarily leave this honest review.
Slow
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