Sherlock Holmes and the Hentzau Affair

Name: Sherlock Holmes and the Hentzau Affair
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: David Stuart Davies
ISBN: 9781913328139

Author: David Stuart Davies

Series: Sherlock Holmes Adventures #1

Narrator: Wayne Forrester

Unabridged: 5 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Lume Books

Published: 09/30/2019

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Historical Fiction, Crime, Cozy

Synopsis

In this mashup of genres Sherlock and Dr. Watson meet "The Prisoner of Zenda".Colonel Sapt of the Ruritanian Court journeys to England on a secret mission to save the country from anarchy. His mission is to engage the services of Rudolf Rassendyll once more to impersonate the King while the monarch recovers from a serious illness. But Rassendyll has mysteriously disappeared. In desperation, Sapt consults Sherlock Holmes who, with his faithful companion Watson, travels to the Kingdom of Ruritania in an effort to thwart the plans of the scheming Rupert of Hentzau in his bid for the throne."Sherlock Holmes and the Hentzau Affair" is a wonderful blend of detective story and rousing adventure yarn.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jane on January 21, 2019

This book is an adventure story, but I found parts of it troubling. I know the writer has to put in Holmes references, in case someone new to the Holmes stories is reading the book. However I found the continued reference monotonous. This book also references The prisoner of Zenda. I am a Holmes fan,......more

Goodreads review by Gerry on January 16, 2020

What could be better? Sherlock Holmes meets the Prisoner of Zenda ... and the answer is 'Nothing'. Arthur Conan Doyle and Anthony Hope combined in one voice by David Stuart Davies. And he does a splendid job of it, capturing the Holmes/Watson relationship admirably and portraying the Zenda character......more

Goodreads review by Gordon on August 28, 2017

While not written by Conan Doyle, this is in the same style and was a really good read. I'd recommend it to any Sherlock Holmes fan.......more

Goodreads review by Christa Saccullo on June 07, 2022

Great Story! I may be biased, but I REALLY enjoyed this one! Probably because I'd already read a shorter version of the same like in another book Thrust and Parry by Craig Janack. The short story was titled, The Adventure of the Missing Monarch---and it was really good! This is the same storyline with......more