To follow up on the heels of volumes 1 and 2 of "The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes" released on Librivox, here is a collection of stories starring his contemporary American rivals. Brought together and re-published in a single volume by Hugh Greene in 1979, this set of readings goes back to and uses the original source material. (Summary by ToddHW)

"This is an enjoyable book with nicely chosen selections, albeit with some minor problems. The title is misleading, a better title would be "American Crime Stories at the Turn of the Century", rather than "American Rivals of Sherlock Holmes", as some stories, e.g., "Found Guilty", have little or no detective/detection element. Additionally, because of the time when these stories were written, the grammar differs somewhat from current usage, and there are some words, e.g., counterpane, that may be unfamiliar to modern readers.

Although these stories are approximately 100 years old, they cover some modern topics, e.g., police and corporate corruption, lie detectors, profiling, CSI-type analysis, etc. The detection stories are the best, and they rely more heavily on detection and less on social interactions than many modern crime stories. This short story collection can be recommended both for it well-written selections, as well as its real, rather than fictional, historic ambiance. "

Sir Arthur Conan DOYLE (1859 - 1930)

"The Adventure of the Red-Headed League" is one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It first appeared in The Strand Magazine in August 1891. Conan Doyle ranked "The Red-Headed League" second in his list of his twelve favorite Holmes stories. In this story, Holmes is presented with a perplexing mystery involving a league set up to aid and benefit men with especially vivid red hair who live in London. Is this a crime? Of course not, but even the brilliant Holmes needs 'three pipefulls' of meditation time to penetrate the nefarious plots hidden beneath this seemingly innocuous fraternal aid society. Listen and enjoy the beautiful way in which only the great Sherlock Holmes deals with the situation. (summary from Wikipedia and the reader)

Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle DL was a Scottish physician and writer, most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, generally considered milestones in the field of crime fiction, and for the adventures of Professor Challenger. He was a prolific writer whose other works include fantasy and science fiction stories, plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction and historical novels.

Genre(s): Literary Fiction, Detective Fiction
Language: English

Read by: (various)
Book Coordinator: ToddHW
librivox.org

BEST AUDIOBOOKS { BaudBoo } [ Public Domain ] To listen & learn languages like a child.

FOLLOW: https://twitter.com/bestaudio_books
Play My Games : https://play.google.com/store/apps/dev?id=7396136443061298892

Donations : https://pag.ae/bchzq0M (PagSeguro)

#listen #Learn #listening #audiobooks #TYAB #audible #literature #audible #free #bestaudiobooks #Visuallyimpaired #visual #blind #cego