The Adventure of the Empty House – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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While still grieving over his great friend's death, Watson is stunned, relieved and joyful when Holmes suddenly appears and reveals that he has escaped an untimely end in that fatal struggle with his mortal enemy, Moriarty, at Reichenbach Falls. The criminal underworld suspects this, says Holmes, and Watson is drawn anew into Holmes's plot to deceive his enemies and foil a probable attempt upon his life.
This is the first Holmes story set after his supposed death at the Reichenbach Falls.
The story itself begins, typically enough, with a murder - the Park Lane Mystery, the seemingly motiveless killing of Mr. Ronald Adair, son of a high colonial official. The authorities, not to mention the man's family, are perplexed by the case: it seems that the Honourable Ronald Adair hadn't an enemy in the world. He was in his sitting room, with a window open, working on accounts of some kind, as indicated by the papers and money found by police. Ronald liked playing whist and regularly did so at several clubs, but never for great sums of money. It does, however, come out that he won as much as £420 in partnership with a Colonel Moran.
The motive does not appear to be robbery as nothing has been stolen.
It seems odd that Ronald's door was locked from the inside. The only other way out was the window, and there was a 20-foot drop below it onto a flower bed, which now shows no sign of being disturbed. How did the murderer get out?
About the Narrator
David Ian Davies is a talented actor and acclaimed dramatic reader that has given voice to the popular Star Wars video games and many classic stories, including works penned by Shakespeare, HG Wells and Oscar Wilde. His Sherlockian audio performances are arguably his best to date, with reviewers raving about his truly amazing skill in bringing the stories to life.
“…to refer to David's Sherlock Holmes productions as simply dramatic readings is a major understatement, as he brings a wonderful range of distinctly unique voices into play as he essays each of the characters, creating a marvelously layered and rich listening experience that showcases Arthur Conan Doyle's masterful use of language.”
Charles Prepolec
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