Writer(s): David Stuart Davies, adapted by Richard Dinnick.
Narrator/Holmes & Watson: Nicholas Briggs & Richard Earl
Summary: Based on the classic pastiche by noted Sherlockian author, David Stuart Davies, and starring Nicholas 'Voice of the Daleks' Briggs, this audio drama by Big Finish Productions begins soon after the events of 'The Hound of the Baskervilles' (also part of Series 2 of their audio dramas), and acts as a partial sequel to it. A familiar foe, a threat to Holmes’s life, murders on Hampstead Heath and a deadly phantom lady lead Holmes and Watson into the most dangerous investigation they have ever undertaken. An encounter which takes them back to Dartmoor and brings them face to face with evil itself, embodied in Count Dracula, the Lord of the Undead.
Review:
I had read the book many years ago, but only remembered very few details. A cast of six play seventeen parts between them with ease. Holmes vs Dracula is a slightly overused trope, but the novel was one of the first to do so, even if it is not entirely clear where it fits in in the Dracula story. There was a good balance between action and deduction, and it moved at a good pace. As ever with Big Finish, the sound design contributes well to the overall effect. Earl's narration was appropriate, allowing dialogue to tell the story as much as possible. Recommended.
Rating: 
(4/5)
Link to Audio: https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/sherlock-holmes-the-tangled-skein-20
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