The First Consulting Detective

By: W.S. Mulrooney

Narrated by: Jason Markiewitz

The world’s first consulting detective sometimes needs a helping hand.

We join Holmes and Watson in three short cases.

"The Silence of Sherlock Holmes" has both Holmes and Watson battle murder in a library, but when Holmes becomes a critical patient, can Watson rise to save the day?

"He Who Would Be Holmes" reveals the capers of their northern counterparts. The impersonators have flair and panache, but not the ability to solve cases quite as well as those who occupy of 221b Baker Street. Holmes is ex circus and Watson may have only seen one doctor in his life. When an American woman turns up promising retirement money, the pair can’t resist.

"The Mystery of 221b Bacon Street" - The real Holmes and Watson track a blackmailer to a property with a name similar to their own....

©2020 Tracy Traynor (P)2020 Tracy Traynor

An enjoyable listen

A good listen while you've got some time on the road. I'm usually more of a science fiction/fantasy kind of guy vice the detective story genre but I have to say I enjoyed not just the story but the subtle and sometimes not so subtle humor throughout. At just over 90 minutes, the author does a good job of keeping the story flowing and the character voices of the narrator serve well to illustrate the scenes in the imagination.

Charming and Amusing

This was my first experience with W. S. Mulrooney's writing, and I enjoyed it. There were three short stories contained within the book. The author used Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "Sherlock Holmes" series as the central characters, and the stories seemed to be fan fiction pieces about them. I found the stories to be entertaining, and I recommend them to others. Jason Markiewitz's narration was fine and kept my attention. I was given a free copy of the audiobook, and I have voluntarily posted this review.

A collection of short stories

Despite its short length, this book contains three distinct short stories. All of them are set in the traditional Sherlock Holmes universe and contain familiar characters. As always they are narrated by Dr Watson (mostly).

However, I was left disappointed by the stories. In non of them did I get that feeling of following along wondering about the solution. I didn’t get to that point where the solution is explained and I think brilliant! Maybe I just missed the clues, but to some extent I think the combination of writing style and perspective just didn’t quite work to build the mystery.

On the other hand, they were enjoyable peeks into potential scenarios. It’s always nice to visit in with well loved characters... and they were are well portrayed and in character.

I received this audiobook for free in exchange for a review

If ever I had my life so concisely together!

In the era where we are visually spoonfed entertainment I would much rather read (or be read) a clever book of intrigue! Hearing new tales of the brilliant detective, Sherlock Holmes, really helps my mind focus on solving a crime rather than just doing household chores as I listen to my audiobooks. I find the voice and animation of the narrator, Jason Markiewitz, to be extremely pleasant and he continues to move the pace of these short stories along in good speed while allowing the listener to take the author's cleverness to understanding.

I appreciate the brevity of this collection, as it was something I could begin and finish the same day--what a great start to the new year!

Good Short Sherlock stories!

A compilation of Sherlock Holmes stories in the traditional vein. Enjoyable book. The writing is good as is the narration. I recommend this book very much!