Writer: Ian Shimwell
Narrator/Holmes & Watson: Kevin Theis
Summary: This title comprises 4 adventures: Sherlock Holmes and the Egyptian Equation - In fog-enshrouded Victorian London, Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson soon become entangled in a deadly web of intrigue and cryptic clues.Who is the silver-caned shadowy stranger? Is Euclid's College lecturer John Kindred really in danger? And what is the connection to the fabled and priceless emerald, the Egyptian Sepulchre? Holmes slowly suspects that the answers may lie behind a quite extraordinary equation; Sherlock Holmes and the Montague Murders - Requested by a frightened Lady Elisabeth Montague, Holmes and Watson travel all the way to the Montague home, situated on a remote desolate island, to investigate her somewhat fanciful fears.Are the family in mortal danger? And why have the Montagues, once the darlings of London society, now shut themselves away from civilization in this bleak, god-forsaken retreat? As the Montague murders begin, Holmes finds himself drawn, ever closer, to the dreaded Montague madness; Sherlock Holmes and the Legend of Loch Logarth - With Holmes incapacitated, Watson reluctantly agrees to let the argumentative Inspector Lestrade accompany him on a Scottish fishing holiday. But soon after arriving at Ye Clootie's Claw Inn, Watson and Lestrade discover the fearsome Legend of Loch Logarth seems to be very much on the prowl. Is the Clootie creature terrorizing the village of Logarth? And will Watson and Lestrade ever agree on anything? As the creature claims its first victim, Watson realizes he may have seen terrible wounds like this before; Sherlock Holmes' Final Chapter - An unprecedented crime wave is remorselessly sweeping across the city of London. How have the criminals achieved so much recent remarkable success? Inspector Lestrade does not know which way to turn. Holmes and Watson follow a series of tantalizing clues leading them closer to the darkness. Holmes begins to sense a creeping pattern behind their investigation. Could this really be the great detective's final chapter..?
The Sherlock Holmes Scripts also features a bonus additional scene, "Mrs. Hudson Speaks", and an introduction by Holmes' trusted scriber himself, Doctor Watson.
Review: The first four original Sherlock Holmes scripts of 'The Holmes and Watson Series',
written and performed in the style of the classic Basil Rathbone and
Nigel Bruce films. The audiobook is further enhanced with atmospheric music
and sound effects. I enjoyed this as it carefully walked the tightrope between parody and pastiche. I kept waiting for the adverts for Petri Wine that interspersed the Rathbone/Bruce radio plays. The reading out of the stage directions took a while to get used to, but I was soon able to ignore this. I would have preferred two actors playing Holmes and Watson (and all the other parts) but this is a very slight criticism. For Sherlockians who don't take their Holmes too serious.
Rating: 
(3/5)
Link to audio: https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Sherlock-Holmes-Scripts-The-Complete-Holmes-and-Watson-Series-Audiobook/B06XPWCF52
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