Audiobooks Like The complete Sherlock Holmes

Simon Vance narrates the complete Holmes across 58 hours with a precision that matches the detective himself — every inflection is considered, the Victorian register stays consistent from the first story to the last, and the sheer density of the collection rewards listeners who want to live in a world for a while rather than visit it. Eight of these ten recommendations either feature Vance or stay deep in Conan Doyle's own work, so this is a list for the listener who wants to extend the same voice and the same universe as long as possible.

10 audiobooks for fans of The complete Sherlock Holmes

  1. 1
    Sherlock cover

    Sherlock

    by Arthur Conan Doyle, Mark Gatiss, Steven Moffat

    Narrated by Simon Vance, Mark Gatiss

    ★ 3.90 ABR Score (491 ratings)
    ★ 4.33 Goodreads (457) ★ 4.85 Audible (34)
    25h 17m listening time • Released 2017
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    The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

    BEST AMERICAN SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY

    by John Joseph Adams, Stephen King, Robert J. Sawyer, Michael Moorcock, Sharyn McCrumb, Stephen Baxter, Anne Perry, Barbara Hambly, Tanith Lee, Neil Gaiman, Rob Rogers, Naomi Novik, Anthony Burgess, Dominic Green, Laurie R. King, Barbara Roden, Tim Lebbon, Peter Tremayne, Bradley H. Sinor, Edward D. Hoch, Vonda N. McIntyre, Darrell Schweitzer, Mary Robinette Kowal, H. Paul Jeffers, Geoffrey A. Landis, Amy Myers, Chris Roden, Tony Pi, Chris Roberson, Mark Valentine

    Narrated by Simon Vance, Anne Flosnik

    ★ 3.88 ABR Score (23.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.39 Goodreads (22.7K) ★ 3.96 Audible (736)
    21h 21m listening time • Released 2010
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    Sherlock Holmes in A Scandal in Bohemia (The Works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Book 4) cover

    Sherlock Holmes in A Scandal in Bohemia (The Works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Book 4)

    The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes • Book 1

    by Arthur Conan Doyle

    Narrated by Mark Young

    ★ 3.82 ABR Score (12.7K ratings)
    ★ 3.83 Goodreads (12.7K)
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    The Man with the Twisted Lip - a Sherlock Holmes Short Story

    The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes • Book 6

    by Arthur Conan Doyle, Edward Raleigh

    Narrated by Saethon Williams

    ★ 3.76 ABR Score (7.3K ratings)
    ★ 3.81 Goodreads (7.3K)
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    Hercule Poirot

    Hercule Poirot #0.1-0.51

    by Agatha Christie

    Narrated by David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Nigel Hawthorne, Isla Blair, Simon Vance

    ★ 4.62 ABR Score (12.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.36 Goodreads (10.9K) ★ 4.81 Audible (1.7K)
    35h 5m listening time • Released 2021

    David Suchet's definitive performance as Poirot anchors this collection of 51 short stories, each a perfectly compact puzzle that rewards listening in one sitting.

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    The Hidden Child

    Fjällbacka • Book 5

    by Camilla Läckberg, Tiina Nunnally, Anna Ragnhildur Ingólfsdóttir

    Narrated by Simon Vance

    ★ 4.06 ABR Score (33.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.01 Goodreads (32.7K) ★ 4.41 Audible (595)
    14h 58m listening time • Released 2014

    Simon Vance's measured, unsettling delivery transforms this WWII-rooted mystery into something genuinely haunting—the slow reveal of family secrets feels like overhearing a confession meant to stay buried.

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    The Drowning cover

    The Drowning

    Fjällbacka • Book 6

    by Camilla Läckberg, Luka Miličević

    Narrated by Simon Vance

    ★ 4.05 ABR Score (27.7K ratings)
    ★ 3.96 Goodreads (27.0K) ★ 4.42 Audible (751)
    13h 13m listening time • Released 2015

    Simon Vance's control of tension and Swedish atmosphere elevates this tangled mystery of childhood friends and buried secrets into something genuinely unsettling.

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    The Lost Boy

    Fjällbacka • Book 7

    by Camilla Läckberg, Tiina Nunnally

    Narrated by Simon Vance

    ★ 3.97 ABR Score (24.6K ratings)
    ★ 3.84 Goodreads (24.1K) ★ 4.4 Audible (581)
    12h 56m listening time • Released 2016

    Simon Vance anchors this Swedish crime puzzle with such restraint and precision that you feel the weight of Läckberg's small-town secrets accumulating in real time. A masterclass in audiobook narration that transforms a solid mystery into something genuinely gripping.

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    The Inheritance

    Atticus Priest • Book 5

    by Mark Dawson

    Narrated by Simon Vance

    ★ 3.95 ABR Score (1.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.36 Goodreads (1.2K) ★ 4.48 Audible (52)
    9h 29m listening time • Released 2026

    Simon Vance's measured, intelligent narration transforms this atmospheric mystery into something genuinely unputdownable—the perfect match for an Atticus Priest case that rewards careful listening.

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  10. 10
    The Stranger cover

    The Stranger

    Fjällbacka • Book 4

    by Camilla Läckberg

    Narrated by Simon Vance

    ★ 3.95 ABR Score (30.0K ratings)
    ★ 3.82 Goodreads (29.5K) ★ 4.39 Audible (501)
    11h 24m listening time • Released 2013
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