The Long Man
A Sherlock Holmes Encounter
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Narrated by:
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David Ian Davies
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By:
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Rafe McGregor
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Writer Rafe McGregor’s short story "The Long Man: A Sherlock Holmes Encounter" is a delightful romp featuring Chief Inspector Roderick Langham of Scotland Yard, who is posing as a stockbroker to investigate an arms smuggling operation. At an inn, where he is tracking his target, he meets a loquacious professor named Edford. His undercover assignment goes awry when the academic is found dead. Enter Dr. Watson and Holmes. David Ian Davies gives an engaging, masterful performance, imbuing each character with a distinctive voice.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Alison
- 25-09-09
Beautifully produced
A fantastic historical crime story, cleverly brought to life by David Ian Davies. Terrifically well-woven historical detail, an intriguing mystery and an appearance by Holmes himself make for a thoroughly enjoyable recording.
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- JOD
- 14-12-22
Solid Sherlock
I hadn't heard this one before, it is a classic Sherlock mystery but is to short.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Rupert
- 17-07-09
Exemplary!
A really first class Holmesian pastiche performed to an excellent standard. Great writing by McGregor, great acting by Davies. One of my favourites so far.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- David
- 18-07-09
Smart, detailed historical crime fiction
Anyone who caught Mr McGregor's turn-of-last-century crime novel 'The Architect of Murder' will have some idea what to expect here: smart, detailed historical crime fiction, with a powerful sting in the tale.
Here, though, the sting is anything more potent. This is a tale that builds towards a very clever ending, and does so beautifully. That said, the first half is - well, not slow exactly, but certainly meticulous. Bear with it, and bask in the wealth of detail, because there are countless puzzle pieces scattered in there that the impatient listener will miss. Then listen through again and appreciate how neatly put together the story really is.
If that sounds like hard work, it shouldn't. 'The Long Man' has a charming voice, a fascinating protagonist, a guest appearance by two of popular literature's finest creations and more subtlety than many a novel. As if that weren't enough, it receives a superlative treatment from David Ian Davies, who's lent his vocal abilities to many an audiobook on this site. Mr Davies reads extremely well. But more than that, he acts, imbuing each character (and particularly the narrator himself) with a real depth of personality. He also pulls off a remarkable range of accents - in places it's hard to believe this is all the work of a single reader.
In short ... 'The Long Man' is a damn good crime story told wonderfully well.
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- Juno Sobers
- 03-06-23
mediocre
one voice was awful especially the voice of Doctor Watson and I figured out who did it straight away
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- v field
- 18-01-22
Awful
This book has to be the worst Holmes’s I’ve ever heard, even worse than Holmes’s in America. Don’t waste your time listening to it do something more worth while such as watching paint dry .
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- Richard Irwin
- 22-07-13
Ruined by narrator
What could Rafe McGregor have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?
Rushed sentences one into another, awful characterisation, read without any real feeling. Could not finish what might have been an interesting story.
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- Nick McCormack
- 26-04-23
TERRIBLE
One voice productions? Weird voice productions is much nearer the mark in my opinion.
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- Angeline Ledgeway
- 15-09-22
Dreadful
Story was weak and the performance not great. Accents all wrong and place names not pronounced correctly. Very irritating.
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