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Short Synopsis
A coded warning of imminent danger sends Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson to the country house of the reclusive Jack Douglas. When they arrive too late to prevent a tragic death, they must follow bewildering clues and find a murderer.
Full Synopsis
"A great brain in London and a dead man in Sussex. It's the chain between that we are going to trace."
The famous detective Sherlock Holmes has been summoned by a coded message to the house of a man called Douglas. But he and his faithful associate Dr. Watson arrive to find they are too late: Douglas has been murdered, with a mysterious calling card left by his side. Scotland Yard is stumped, but Holmes, detecting the diabolical workings of his arch-enemy Professor James Moriarty, has some ideas of his own.
Author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Narrated by John Bolen
Publication date Mar 16, 2009
Running time 6 hrs
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