Sherlock Holmes and the Telegram from..., Nicholas Meyer
Sherlock Holmes and the Telegram from..., Nicholas Meyer
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Sherlock Holmes and the Telegram from Hell

Author: Nicholas Meyer

Narrator: David Robb, Nicholas Meyer

Unabridged: 7 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/27/2024


Synopsis

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson cross the Atlantic at the height of World War I in pursuit of a mysterious coded telegram in this new mystery from the author of The Return of the Pharaoh.

June, 1916. With a world war raging on the continent, exhausted John H. Watson, MD, is operating on the wounded full-time when his labors are interrupted by a knock on his door, revealing Sherlock Holmes, with a black eye, a missing tooth and a cracked rib. The story he has to tell will set in motion a series of world-changing events in the most consequential case of the detective's career.

Amid rebellion in Ireland and revolution in Russia, Germany has a secret plan to win the war and Sir William Melville of the British Secret Service dispatches the two aging friends to learn what the scheme is before it can be put into effect. In pursuit of a mysterious coded telegram sent from Berlin to an unknown recipient in Mexico, Holmes and Watson must cross the Atlantic, dodge German U-boats and assassination attempts, and evade the intrigues of young J. Edgar Hoover, while enlisting the help of a beautiful, eccentric Washington socialite as they seek to foil the schemes of Holmes's nemesis, the escaped German spymaster Von Bork.

About Nicholas Meyer

NICHOLAS MEYER is the author three previous Sherlock Holmes novels, including The Seven-Per-Cent Solution, which was on the New York Times bestseller list for a year. He's a screenwriter and film director, responsible for The Day After, Time After Time, as well as Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country among many others. A native of New York City, he lives in Santa Monica, California.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Matthew on November 13, 2024

There are few writers more adept at writing Sherlock Holmes pastiches than Nicholas Meyer. Indeed, with the publication of his The Seven Percent Solution, Meyer can lay claim to having started a Holmesian revolution that fans of the great detective are still reaping the harvest of even decades later......more

Goodreads review by Stephen on October 30, 2024

Tried, but couldn't get through all of it (100 pages or so). I remember reading the old ones in school, but this one failed to captivate me as they once did.......more

Goodreads review by Roy on October 14, 2024

3-1/2 stars- but I feel as if a book like this one, where an author is taking on characters that are not of his own invention and is mimicking the style of the source material creator rather than using his own voice, should be judged on a different scale than the typical novel. It has been quite a f......more

Goodreads review by Gary on September 01, 2024

Nicholas Meyer never disappoints. An author who I preorder. Out of fear, I might not get his latest effort on the day it is released. Blessedly, it is another "Holmes and Watson" book. Meyer is the only one I would trust besides Doyle to write one. I have each his books, thankful for each, every one......more

Goodreads review by Becci on January 27, 2025

I enjoyed this Sherlock Holmes pastiche. Interesting historical fiction based on real life events during WW1. England needs the United States to become an Allie to stop the war. A telegram intercepted from Germany could change the course of the war. The game is afoot for Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Wats......more