Tales from the Annals of Sherlock Holmes

By: Arthur Hall

Narrated by: David Bufton

Seven tales that have appeared in various anthologies, including the MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories, from master pastiche author Arthur Hall.

A client who is uncertain of his brother's demise; a priest with a curious accent; a headless body recovered from the Thames. Is Holmes correct in deducing that these things indicate a threat to the prime minister?

Why is Mr. Michael Burlott constantly stalked by a man he does not know?

The Whitechapel murders continue. Is the murderer known as Jack the Ripper still at large?

A previous client enlists Holmes' help in convincing his cousin that she is not mad.

Why does Miss Elinora Todd deceive her brother by claiming to have meetings with a deceased woman?

Miss Laura Willis engages Holmes to discover why she was abducted and left to starve to death.

Inspector Lestrade asks Holmes to enquire into the sudden disappearance of a colleague.

©2020 Arthur Hall (P)2021 MX Publishing

Holmes and Watson eat meals

Holmes eats more in these tails than in all The Canon. But all kidding aside, these were decent stories, but not at the very top level. Still, I enjoyed most of my time spent with them, except for…

The narrator. He made no real distinction between Holmes and Watson in his vocal characterization, so it was really hard to know when Watson or Holmes were speaking, and there was no distinction between Watson speaking versus writing.

In addition, he frequently misread and mispronounced words, in a most aggravating way. It kept me from really staying in the flow.

So if that doesn’t bother you, you might enjoy this book.

So glad to hear more from this author!

I really enjoyed all these stories. I am so happy when I find a new to me author that writes Sherlock stories that I like, and Arthur Hall is my current favorite!

Great tales

Just the read fora rainy afternoon. Credible plots. Good performance. Doyle’s Sherlock comes to life.

Another strong entry in the series

This collection of Arthur Hall's Sherlock Holmes pastiche holds its own when compared to his other books. Hall does a very good job capturing the mood/atmosphere of the era. Narrator David Bufton's unique, almost gentle voice makes the recording a relaxing listen.

A good collection

A nice collection of short stories, with a good sense of the characters and interesting cases.

I wasn't very fond of the narrator but that, of course, is a question of taste :P

If you enjoy classical Holmes' stories, this is for you.

Enjoyable Holmes book of stories

Tales from the Annals of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Hall was a very enjoyable book. The stories were interesting and held my attention. The mysteries were also well crafted and overall well written. The narration by David Bufton was great.

Robot Reading

You know how it sounds when children who are currently learning the discipline read? Well that’s what this narrator reads like. As if he is carefully sounding out the words for the very first time. ZERO personality. ZERO variation between characters. ZERO inflection. Really now…. This is a professional narrator? Tsk tsk.