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The Oriental Casebook of Sherlock Holmes

Nine Adventures from the Lost Years

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The Oriental Casebook of Sherlock Holmes

By: Ted Riccardi
Narrated by: Simon Prebble
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Sherlock Holmes is dead--or so most of the world thinks. His fatal plunge over the Reichenbach Falls as he struggled with his archenemy, Moriarty, has been widely reported. But Holmes has escaped and is alive. In his immediate circle, only Holmes's brother, the lethargic genius Mycroft, knows of his survival. Even Dr. Watson thinks that the great detective is dead. Among his enemies, Sebastian Moran, Moriarty's chief henchman, knows of Holmes's probable escape and waits for their inevitable meeting. From 1891 to 1894, Holmes wanders through Asia. He is alone, without Watson, without Scotland Yard, armed only with his physical strength and endurance and his revered cold logic and rationality. The adventures recounted in The Oriental Casebook of Sherlock Holmes range from Lhasa to Katmandu, from the East Indies to the deserts of Rajasthan. In Tibet and throughout the Orient, Holmes is caught up in the diplomatic machinations of British imperialism that Rudyard Kipling dubbed "the Great Game." He confronts the tsarist agent Dorjiloff, the great art thief Anton Furer, and the mysterious Captain Fantôme. And here, written in Holmes's own words, is the account of "The Giant Rat of Sumatra," for which until now he so famously thought the world unprepared. For Holmes's fans throughout the world, the stories in The Oriental Casebook of Sherlock Holmes fill in an enigmatic gap, the cause of so much speculation in the great detective's career.

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Splendid

I enjoyed this book very much, especially as I have travelled to many of the destinations.
Simon Prebble is one of my many favourite narrators.
I look forward to listening to any other Sherlock Holmes books by Ted Riccardi.

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Great Read

I am a great lover of Sherlock Holmes and read / listen to all that I can get my hands on. I have thoroughly enjoyed these tales of the 'missing years'. Interesting and fun to listen to the antics of Sherlock and discover how he honed his skills. Part of the Plus Catalogue and much better than many audio books that I have spent credits on.

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Great narration

Good stories slightly let down by mysticism. Think Sherlock in an Indiana Jones setting.

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Sherlock purists won’t enjoy this book

I am not a purist, but when (as another reviewer says) changing your appearance by yoga, comes into the story, I start to lose interest.
Good thing I could listen to Simon Prebble read anything, I finished the book purely down to his narration.

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Interesting but missing something

An interesting story of the years where he was “dead”. It lacked the pure reasoning and intelligence and did not sit right. Too much luck was involved in his escapades and victories. The research of the places mentioned was interesting, If you took it as just an adventure story it was quite good but just not Holmes.

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Not one of my better choices....

...3 tales in was enough for me.
If imitation is the best form of flattery - this book gives lie to that old chestnut!

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Good narrator voice but pretty crappy stories. ...

changing appearances by yoga?! there are many writers doing stuff in the Sherlock world with more style and content than this.

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