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Sherlock Holmes and the Telegram from Hell

By: Nicholas Meyer
Narrated by: David Robb, Nicholas Meyer
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Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson cross the Atlantic at the height of World War I in pursuit of a mysterious coded telegram in this new mystery from the author of The Return of the Pharaoh.

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.

Amid rebellion in Ireland and revolution in Russia, Germany has a secret plan to win the war and Sir William Melville of the British Secret Service dispatches the two aging friends to learn what the scheme is before it can be put into effect. In pursuit of a mysterious coded telegram sent from Berlin to an unknown recipient in Mexico, Holmes and Watson must cross the Atlantic, dodge German U-boats and assassination attempts, and evade the intrigues of young J. Edgar Hoover, while enlisting the help of a beautiful, eccentric Washington socialite as they seek to foil the schemes of Holmes's nemesis, the escaped German spymaster Von Bork.

©2024 Nicholas Meyer (P)2024 HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books
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Another Enjoyable Sherlock Holmes Mystery

If you love mysteries, you'll love this one; if you love Sherlock Holmes mysteries, you'll love it even more! In this latest Holmes adventure created by Nicholas Meyer, the author cleverly brings the British detective and his loyal friend and confidante Watson, across the Atlantic to work on a case in America.

It's smack in the middle of WWI when the British Secret Service suspects Germany has a secret plan to win the war. It's now up to Holmes and Watson to find and decipher the coded telegram that will help the British set a plan in motion to thwart Germany's evil plans. Their efforts almost get both of them killed at different times; place them on a train to Mexico where they have no knowledge of the country or the language; encounter an unknown federal agent named J. Edgar Hoover; and find themselves in the company of a beautiful but mysterious woman.

Narrator David Robb is excellent! His accents are flawless and his diction is perfect.

It's an exciting adventure with an historically serious theme about international intrigue and the horrors of war...everything deftly managed by the excellence and wit of author Nicholas Meyer.

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Interesting new take

Really liked the new story taking place during The Great War. Meyer is a great storyteller.

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The complete real history weaved in to a great Sherlock holmes case.

See above title heading. Great historical fiction.Great Holmes Story. Zimmerman telegram breathes again. Great tale.

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