The Druid of Death
A Sherlock Holmes Adventure
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Narrated by:
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Nigel Peever
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By:
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Richard T. Ryan
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On the morning of the vernal equinox in 1899, Holmes is roused from his bed by Lestrade. The inspector has received a report of a girl brutally murdered at Stonehenge.
Upon arriving at the famed site, Holmes discovers the body of a young woman. On her forehead, painted in blood, is a druidic symbol. On her side, also in blood, is a message written in a strange language that neither Holmes nor Lestrade can decipher. The girl was also eviscerated and her organs placed around her body. As a final touch, branches from yew trees had been artistically arranged around the corpse.
Holmes senses a malevolent force at work, but without data, he is powerless. As the weeks pass, he slowly gathers information about the ancient druids and Celtic mythology and begins to assemble a small army of experts to assist him.
Expecting the killer to strike again on the summer solstice, Holmes and Watson travel to the Nine Ladies in Derbyshire, the site of another stone circle that harkens to druidic times. While they are holding their vigil, Lestrade and his men are off keeping watch over the stone circles at Avebury and several other locations.
The Great Detective's worst fears are realized when on the morning of the summer solstice, he learns that the body of a young man has been discovered in the eye of the White Horse of Uffington. Like the first victim, he too has been marked with a druidic symbol and his body bears a message. Aside from the symbol and the message, the only other difference appears to be that his body and organs have been surrounded by willow branches.
Realizing full well that a maniac reminiscent of the Ripper is on the loose, Holmes and Watson find themselves in a race against time as they try to locate the cult, identify the killer and prevent another tragedy.
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- Deedra
- 01-10-18
The Druid of Death
Great Sherlock Holmes story read by wonderful narrator.,Nigel Peever.I relly enjoyed it!I was given this book by the narrator,author or publisher free for an honest review.
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- Jeff
- 16-11-19
I JUST WANT MORE
THIS IS JUST AWESOME NARRATOR DOES HOLMES JUSTICE AND THE WRITER MAYBE NOT REPLACE CONAN DOYLE BUT CERTAINLY COMES CLOSE IN MY BOOK.
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- deafmick
- 22-10-19
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Got to give this audio book 5 out of 5 100 % as all ways
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- GH Sheldon
- 03-09-24
Just discovered this author
I now have 3 of this authors audiobooks all I find well written and narrated definitely worth a listen I’m an avid Sherlock fan ,the best compliment I can pay r.t.r. The 3 l have listened to come very close to and as good as Conan Doyle , thank you keep up the good work.
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- G. Preston
- 28-03-21
Entertaining gothic mystery
Holmes and Watson are on the trail of an apparent serial killer in another enjoyable adventure from Richard T Ryan.
For the most part, the author gets the tone of Conan Doyle's voice right, aside from some curious cutaways to the murderers which rather give the game away to all but the most credulous reader.
Reader Nigel Peever once again is an excellent storyteller with a good range of voices and his rich voice is excellent for this kind of Victorian melodrama.
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- Tracey Allan
- 28-04-20
Great
Brilliant story and a really fantastic narration which brought the whole book to life. Story very much like the original Sherlock tales (Arthur Conan Doyle) . Cannot wait to hear the other Sherlock tales of which I have lots.
I received this audiobook free in return for an honest unbiased review.
Tracey Allan
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