Audiobooks Like The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes

Simon Prebble narrates Conan Doyle's short story collection with a Victorian formality that suits Watson's voice perfectly — the episodic structure across 8 hours makes for ideal commute listening, and Prebble's precision keeps the deductive logic legible without making it feel like a puzzle demonstration. Seven picks share Prebble's narration and three more are Doyle titles, with the list staying firmly in the world of Victorian detective fiction where the cases are the draw and the narrator's reliability is never in question.

10 audiobooks for fans of The Memoirs of 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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    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 Collected Stories, Season Two, Volume I: A Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery Collection cover

    The Collected Stories, Season Two, Volume I: A Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery Collection

    A Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery

    by Anna Elliott, Charles Veley

    Narrated by Simon Prebble, Mary Jane Wells

    3.74 ABR Score (106 ratings)
    ★ 4.51 Goodreads (83) ★ 4.74 Audible (23)
    9h 53m listening time • Released 2022

    Simon Prebble and Mary Jane Wells elevate these Victorian mysteries with crackling chemistry that makes the Holmes-Lucy partnership feel genuinely lived-in rather than fan-fictional.

  4. 4
    Banker (A Dick Francis Novel) cover

    Banker (A Dick Francis Novel)

    Sid Halley Mystery

    by Dick Francis

    Narrated by Simon Prebble

    4.25 ABR Score (6.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.12 Goodreads (5.5K) ★ 4.64 Audible (753)
    9h 59m listening time • Released 2011

    Simon Prebble's crisp narration cuts through Francis's most intricate plot like a scalpel—finance noir meets murder mystery, and the tension never lets up for ten hours.

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    Proof

    Sid Halley Mystery

    by Dick Francis

    Narrated by Simon Prebble

    4.24 ABR Score (9.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.09 Goodreads (8.1K) ★ 4.56 Audible (1.5K)
    9h 43m listening time • Released 2011

    Simon Prebble's crisp delivery transforms this wine-soaked mystery into a taut thriller—his performance captures every layer of deception with the precision of a sommelier identifying notes in a complex vintage.

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    Killing with Confetti

    Peter Diamond • Book 18

    by Peter Lovesey

    Narrated by Simon Prebble

    3.95 ABR Score (1.9K ratings)
    ★ 3.98 Goodreads (1.6K) ★ 4.49 Audible (274)
    8h 56m listening time • Released 2019
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    The Knocker on Death's Door

    The Felse Investigations • Book 10

    by Ellis Peters

    Narrated by Simon Prebble

    3.85 ABR Score (992 ratings)
    ★ 4.04 Goodreads (857) ★ 4.39 Audible (135)
    7h 15m listening time • Released 2009

    Simon Prebble's dry precision cuts through Peters' layered mystery like a scalpel—he makes you feel the weight of each clue and false lead as the Gothic curse dissolves into something far more human and sinister.

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    City of Gold and Shadows

    The Felse Investigations • Book 12

    by Ellis Peters

    Narrated by Simon Prebble

    3.82 ABR Score (681 ratings)
    ★ 3.94 Goodreads (571) ★ 4.46 Audible (110)
    8h 9m listening time • Released 2009

    Simon Prebble's measured, intelligent narration transforms this archaeological mystery into something genuinely atmospheric—Peters layers Roman history with present-day intrigue so deftly that you won't guess the ending.

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    Death and the Joyful Woman

    The Felse Investigations • Book 2

    by Ellis Peters

    Narrated by Simon Prebble

    3.82 ABR Score (1.2K ratings)
    ★ 3.86 Goodreads (1.0K) ★ 4.44 Audible (131)
    7h 25m listening time • Released 2009
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    Rainbow's End

    The Felse Investigations • Book 13

    by Ellis Peters

    Narrated by Simon Prebble

    3.82 ABR Score (732 ratings)
    ★ 4.01 Goodreads (645) ★ 4.4 Audible (87)
    7h 5m listening time • Released 2009

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