The Adventure of the Crooked Man, Arthur Conan Doyle
The Adventure of the Crooked Man, Arthur Conan Doyle
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The Adventure of the Crooked Man

Author: Arthur Conan Doyle

Narrator: Robert Hardy

Unabridged: 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/17/2020


Synopsis

William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present ARGO Classics, a historic catalogue of classic fiction read by some of the world’s most renowned voices. Originally released as vinyl records, these expertly remastered stories are now available to download for the first time. An army colonel is found dead in a pool of blood, his wife out cold beside him. The room is locked: the key missing. It’s another classic case for Sherlock Holmes to crack, with secrets to untangle and dark pasts to unearth. Robert Hardy, known to many for playing Cornelius Fudge in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, is the expert reader bringing this thrilling story to vivid life.

About Arthur Conan Doyle

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was a British writer best known for his creation of the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes. In addition to being considered a father of detective fiction, he also wrote a series of science-fiction adventures starring the brilliant, daring, and comical Professor Challenger.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Aishu

At the outset the case present to Sherlock Holmes in The Adventure of the Crooked Man seems a straightforward one, with Nancy Barclay killing her husband in a locked room following a heated argument. The police though, seem disinterested in the missing key or the strange animal footprints inside the......more

Goodreads review by Isa

En realidad no tengo mucho que decir de este caso. La verdad es que me pareció bastante aburrido.........more

Goodreads review by Razvan

This one looks to be the poorest story from this collection. It also helps me in taking two conclusions: - introductions to these stories are much more interesting than the content itself - it happens that I'm reading George Simenon's novels featuring Maigret at the same time. Any comparison between t......more