The Adventure of the Second Stain, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Adventure of the Second Stain, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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The Adventure of the Second Stain

Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Narrator: Stephen Thorne

Unabridged: 58 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/18/2019


Synopsis

Watson and Holmes are engaged by the Prime Minister and the European Secretary to help recover a sensitive stolen political document. Tracking the document to a recently murdered spy, Holmes realizes that the European Secretary’s wife actually has the letter. The questions immediately pile up in this tale of international intrigue, blackmail, and double-dealing.

About Sir 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.

About Stephen Thorne

Stephen Thorne is a British actor and voice artist. He trained at RADA and has worked extensively in film, television, stage, and radio. His credits include roles on Doctor Who and voicing Aslan in the animated version of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and Treebeard in the BBC Radio 4 adaptation of The Lord of the Rings. Renowned as a narrator, he has recorded over three-hundred audiobooks and has won a Talkies Award and several Earphones Awards.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Aishu on January 27, 2019

'The Adventure of the Second Stain' gives a glimpse of the future while recounting actions in the past. Watson gains permission from Sherlock to publish yet one last story of their adventures. In so doing, Watson provides information about Sherlock's activities after his retirement.......more

Goodreads review by Isa on October 22, 2023

A decir verdad, creo que que el desarrollo de este relato me gustó más que la solución. Tenía la idea de que se iba a desatar un gran conflicto internacional, una guerra algo terrible... pero cuando revelan que la culpable fue la esposa, que tuvo un amante en el pasado, perdí todo el interés y fue m......more

Goodreads review by Mary on April 28, 2020

Holmes at his most misogynistic (as are most of the male characters in this story), but also at his most eloquent and determined. I love how he struggles with this case, and that Watson takes him by surprise for a moment.......more

Goodreads review by Izzat on July 04, 2021

Untuk episod ini berlaku kes kecurian dan kes pembunuhan! Malahan ia melibatkan maruah negara. Detektif perlu selesai dengan segera. Jika tidak, England dalam bahaya.......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer on December 11, 2022

"We’ve got it all clear as if we had seen it.” Holmes raised his eyebrows. “And yet you have sent for me?” “Ah, yes, that’s another matter–a mere trifle, but the sort of thing you take an interest in–queer, you know, and what you might call freakish.” --Lestrade to Holmes Holmes has retired in Sussex......more