Benedict Cumberbatch Reads Sherlock Holmes' Rediscovered Railway Mysteries

Four Original Short Stories

By: John Taylor

Narrated by: Benedict Cumberbatch

Benedict Cumberbatch reads these four new Sherlock Holmes stories by John Taylor: 'An Inscrutable Masquerade', 'The Conundrum of Coach 13', 'The Trinity Vicarage Larceny' and 'The 10.59 Assassin'.

Inspired by Arthur Conan Doyle's original Sherlock Holmes stories, John Taylor has written four more mysteries featuring the world's greatest detective.

Read by acclaimed actor Benedict Cumberbatch, these new adventures share all the suspense of the original tales.

In a drawer in his bureau, Dr. Watson keeps a locked cedarwood chest - a 'box of secrets'.

It contains an archive of notes referring to some of Holmes' cases that, for one reason or another, never saw the light of day. Now, for the first time, Watson has decided to reveal the truth to the world....

In these four thrilling stories, Holmes experiments with the science of ballistics, locates some missing gold bullion, investigates the theft of a large amount of money and solves the baffling mystery of the Stovey murder.

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Narration by our generation's Sherlock

If you could sum up Benedict Cumberbatch Reads Sherlock Holmes' Rediscovered Railway Stories in three words, what would they be?

3 words--brief-interesting-enjoyable

What did you like best about this story?

Each story was thorough and enjoyable.

What does Benedict Cumberbatch bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Benedict's narration kept my attention and I felt I was getting my Sherlock fix.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

4 short stories for when you need a little Sherlock in your life.

That voice

What made the experience of listening to Benedict Cumberbatch Reads Sherlock Holmes' Rediscovered Railway Stories the most enjoyable?

Benedict Cumberbatch has the most wonderful way of moving through each of the characters and placing you, the listener, in the room with them. Cumberbatch unfolds the mystery through the wonderful narratives written by John Taylor.

Have you listened to any of Benedict Cumberbatch’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I haven't listened to Cumberbatch narrate anything before this & after finishing this book... I promptly spent all my money buying up everything he's ever narrated!

Any additional comments?

Enjoy! Any Benedict Cumberbatch fan will not regret it x

Delightful short mystery stories

The narration makes you feel as if you are there with them. I really enjoyed being along for the ride as we discovered who done it.

A massage for the ears and mind

My favorite Sherlock actor reading Sherlock Holmes short stories - this is massage therapy for the ears and a treat for the mind..Cumberbatch's different accents for different characters make this an immersive, entertaining read. Furthermore the mystery and storytelling of each chapter is so enjoyable that I was sad when it was over. I wish there were more short Sherlock stories for Cumberbatch to read. This is one book I'll be revisiting as "comfort food".

Enticing

Excellent to listen to in the car or wherever you are. Cumberbatch does a great job with the narrative and characters.