Spiral Mind

By: Janina Arndt

Narrated by: Tim Welch

It wasn’t that John couldn’t tell the story. It wasn’t that we didn’t know the truth. It was that nobody would believe us. But we cannot keep Sherlock alive with silence.

The listener smiles when Moriarty appears. So does Moriarty. And Sherlock Holmes follows him. We smile because we recognise them.

Scarlett Vendalle is recognised by nobody, except for John Watson. With no recollection of her own identity and a suspected criminal past, Scarlett is the perfect case for Sherlock. As they follow her tracks, red threads appear in their lives that make it more than clear - Scarlett meeting John and Sherlock was no coincidence. Someone has drawn her shadow on the wall before she appeared. Was it Anne Boleyn who haunts Scarlett with visions of her past? Was it Moriarty who attracts Sherlock like a magnet? Or was it another shadow from the past?

With Moriarty’s men on the one hand and the secret service on the other, the stage is set for a game with deadly rules, as Sherlock, John, and Scarlett slowly become aware that something larger is guiding their steps....

Is there another story being written?

©2021 Janina Arndt (P)2021 MX Publishing

Painful

I’ve listened to hundreds (maybe thousands) of audiobooks over the decades. I’m sorry to say that I found it very hard to listen to Spiral Mind by Janina Arndt. I’m not sure if it was the story or the narration. The story spins snd swirls around so its hard to follow. There was not much differentiation between the characters voices so it was often hard to tell who was actually talking.

Not my favourite story

This book started so well, I was interested in the story and really excited about it but then... it went downhill pretty quick :(

This is a contemporary story, based on the BBC Sherlock characters; not my favourite iteration of Holmes and Watson but I was ok with it, I've read some amazing stories based on this source, way better than the original material. Sadly, this didn't happen here: the plot became a mess, the characters cartoonish and the writing clichéd, with the worst fanfic's trends. Morcroft? C'mon!

The narration was confusing, too, with very little difference between the characters voices.

I'm sorry, but not my cup of tea.