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Sherlock Holmes and the Copycat Murders

By: Mr. Barry Day
Narrated by: Mr. David Ian Davies
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 London 1900 and Sherlock Holmes finds himself investigating a string of murders that have one common thread -- each of them recalls one of his earlier cases. Has that great mind finally cracked - Watson wonders - and how is all this connected to Britain's latest secret weapon and the doings of the enigmatic Graf von Bork and the mysterious Society for Anglo-German Solidarity?©1997 Barry Day (P)2006 One Voice Recordings Historical Mystery Fiction Sherlock Holmes Detective Murder Mystery

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Editor reviews

In Sherlock Holmes and the Copycat Murders, grandfatherly British narrator David Ian Davies ably performs the role of the iconic fictional detective and his famous partner, Dr. Watson, and deftly transports the listener back in time to the foggy streets of turn-of-the-century London. There, a series of gruesome murders with a similar modus operandi all attempt to frame none other than Holmes himself!

It is yet another riddle-wrapped-within-an-enigma case for our Sherlock to somehow crack and solve. But this time, it’s personal.

Critic reviews

"The most incredible one-person audio you have heard. Has to be heard to be believed. David Ian Davies creates theatre in a book." (Charles Prepolec, one of the most respected Sherlockians)
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I enjoyed the story and it is a good length, but at times the narrative seems rushed and it cam make for a few double takes. On the whole I give it a thumbs up

A good story

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Good story and narrator tries hard, his voices are fun but his disjointed reading lets him down

Good story but

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Watson was just as I imagined him.
This particular ‘voice ‘ was spot on… better than Nigel (um…forgotten his surname.. but he was the generally accepted usual actor of Watson!)
In some part maybe the dialogue is a little fast …
I could slow him down on the speed option on my phone!
I love the Sherlock Holmes tales and wasn’t negatively bothered by this version…in fact I did enjoy!

Well I liked it!

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This was spoiled by the narrator's terrible pronunciation of many words, ie Buchan as "Boochun".

Pronunciation.

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I loved the story and the narrator had a very engaging style. I highly recommend it.

wonderful

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This is an enjoyable Sherlock Holmes story although somewhat derivative given it leans on the idea of copycat killings. This voice acting from a single performer is good but the editing is aggressive. It’s difficult to put your finger on initially but then you realise that all pauses and punctuation appear to have been removed leading to a disjointed performance that does a disservice to the reader.

Enjoyable but editing is jarring

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This bloke reads like he's got a bus to catch, and fills the Yorkshire Moors with Irish people, the story is pretty good but the reading is abysmal.

Speed reading

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I think the story was OK, but the breathless haste of the reader made it incredibly hard to follow.

The poor pronunciation - bizarrely this stood out from the general gabble - was really something which should have been caught in production. It's "Requiescat in pah-kay" for heaven's sake

Speaking as someone who reads bedtime stories and "does the voices" I accept that it can be hard when there are so many characters, so here's a hint... outside of the lead characters the only requirement is that other characters don't sound exactly the same as it makes the scene confusing. Also if you can't do accents then don't try.

I think the story was OK...

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Unfortunately the narrator needs to slow down he gabbles through the entire story and it becomes extremely irritating to listen to

Very good story

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I am a great lover of Sherlock but found this audio book a little disappointing. The narration was super fast which made it difficult to absorb. I tried slowing the speed but then the narration sounded laboured so could not get it at a comfortable speed. There was not much originality in the plot as it used old cases and pinched ideas from other films. However, the voice used for Watson was perfect.

Bit disappointing

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