Best Charles Veley Audiobooks
Where to Start with Charles Veley
- Best entry point → The Last Moriarty
- Start the Homefront Sleuths series → The Blackout Murders
- What fans keep coming back to → The Wilhelm Conspiracy
- Best narrator for Charles Veley → The Valentine Cipher: A Homefront Sleuths Mystery (The Homefront Sleuths Cozy Mystery Series Book 8)
- Highest rated by listeners → The Return of the Ripper (Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery #6)
Best Charles Veley Audiobooks
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The Return of the Ripper
Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery • Book 6
by Anna Elliott, Charles Veley
Narrated by Simon Prebble, Wendy Tremont King
★ 4.18 ABR Score (1.1K ratings)★ 4.49 Goodreads (888) ★ 4.77 Audible (179)10h 18m listening time • Released 2018Simon Prebble and Wendy Tremont King elevate this locked-room mystery with perfectly calibrated tension—their back-and-forth as Holmes and Lucy feels like eavesdropping on two brilliant minds working in real time.
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The Valentine Cipher: A Homefront Sleuths Mystery (The Homefront Sleuths Cozy Mystery Series Book 8)
Homefront Sleuths • Book 8
by Anna Elliott, Charles Veley
Narrated by Iona Campbell
★ 4.16 ABR Score (1.2K ratings)★ 4.53 Goodreads (1.1K) ★ 4.86 Audible (93)12h 54m listening time • Released 2026 - 3
Die Again, Mr. Holmes
Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery • Book 7
by Anna Elliott, Charles Veley
Narrated by Simon Prebble, Wendy Tremont King
★ 4.15 ABR Score (993 ratings)★ 4.54 Goodreads (871) ★ 4.78 Audible (122)11h 33m listening time • Released 2019Simon Prebble and Wendy Tremont King bring perfect chemistry to this Victorian mystery, making the dual narration feel like you're eavesdropping on the investigation itself. The seventh book finally justifies its high stakes with genuine surprises.
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Death at the Diogenes Club
Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery • Book 5
by Anna Elliott, Charles Veley
Narrated by Simon Prebble, Wendy Tremont King
★ 4.10 ABR Score (1.1K ratings)★ 4.52 Goodreads (951) ★ 4.66 Audible (122)9h 44m listening time • Released 2017Simon Prebble and Wendy Tremont King's dual narration brings real chemistry to Lucy and Sherlock's banter, making this locked-room mystery feel like eavesdropping on brilliant people solving a crime together.
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The Jubilee Problem
Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery • Book 4
by Charles Veley, Anna Elliott
Narrated by Simon Prebble, Wendy Tremont King
★ 4.08 ABR Score (1.1K ratings)★ 4.46 Goodreads (958) ★ 4.62 Audible (135)9h 38m listening time • Released 2017 - 6
The Last Moriarty
Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery • Book 1
Narrated by Edward Petherbridge
★ 4.07 ABR Score (5.4K ratings)★ 4.2 Goodreads (4.6K) ★ 4.38 Audible (802)7h 28m listening time • Released 2016 - 7
The Blackout Murders
Homefront Sleuths • Book 1
by Anna Elliott, Charles Veley
Narrated by Iona Campbell
★ 4.01 ABR Score (5.6K ratings)★ 3.91 Goodreads (5.0K) ★ 4.49 Audible (576)7h 59m listening time • Released 2024 - 8
Remember, Remember
Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery • Book 3
by Anna Elliott, Charles Veley
Narrated by Laurence Bouvard, Edward Petherbridge
★ 4.01 ABR Score (1.7K ratings)★ 4.4 Goodreads (1.5K) ★ 4.36 Audible (202)8h 12m listening time • Released 2017 - 9
The Wilhelm Conspiracy
Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery • Book 2
Narrated by Edward Petherbridge
★ 3.99 ABR Score (2.3K ratings)★ 4.16 Goodreads (2.1K) ★ 4.43 Audible (276)7h 38m listening time • Released 2016 - 10
The Crown Jewel Mystery
Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery #0.5 • Book 4
by Anna Elliott, Charles Veley
Narrated by Simon Prebble, Wendy Tremont King
★ 3.97 ABR Score (1.2K ratings)★ 4.27 Goodreads (1.1K) ★ 4.46 Audible (136)2h 46m listening time • Released 2017Simon Prebble and Wendy Tremont King's dual narration crackles with chemistry, turning this Sherlock prequel into a perfectly paced introduction that hooks you in under three hours.
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Watson on the Orient Express
Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery • Book 8
by Anna Elliott, Charles Veley
Narrated by Simon Prebble, Wendy Tremont King
★ 3.94 ABR Score (904 ratings)★ 4.34 Goodreads (832) ★ 4.5 Audible (72)5h 24m listening time • Released 2020Simon Prebble and Wendy Tremont King's dual narration transforms this locked-room mystery into a propulsive thriller, where every twist lands harder because you hear the tension in their voices.
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Five Pink Ladies
Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery #8.2 • Book 19
by Anna Elliott, Charles Veley
Narrated by Simon Prebble, Mary Jane Wells
★ 3.94 ABR Score (597 ratings)★ 4.38 Goodreads (544) ★ 4.68 Audible (53)2h 18m listening time • Released 2020Simon Prebble and Mary Jane Wells elevate this Victorian mystery with perfectly calibrated chemistry, making the ensemble cast feel like old friends solving a puzzle together in real time.
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The Body in the Bookseller's: A Sherlock and Lucy Short Story
Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery #8.4 • Book 20
by Anna Elliott, Charles Veley
Narrated by Simon Prebble, Mary Jane Wells
★ 3.94 ABR Score (490 ratings)★ 4.4 Goodreads (443) ★ 4.81 Audible (47)3h 41m listening time • Released 2021Simon Prebble and Mary Jane Wells bring genuine chemistry to this Victorian mystery, making the Sherlock-and-Lucy partnership feel like a conversation between equals rather than a detective show.
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Christmas on the Nile: A Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery (The Sherlock and Lucy Mystery Book 24)
Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery #8.7 • Book 23
by Anna Elliott, Charles Veley
Narrated by Simon Prebble, Mary Jane Wells
★ 3.93 ABR Score (670 ratings)★ 4.41 Goodreads (617) ★ 4.55 Audible (53)4h 50m listening time • Released 2021Simon Prebble and Mary Jane Wells' dual narration elevates this holiday-set Sherlock mystery into pure escapism—their chemistry makes the banter snap and the globe-trotting stakes genuinely thrilling.
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The Solitary Witness: A Sherlock and Lucy Short Story
Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery #8.3 • Book 19
by Anna Elliott, Charles Veley
Narrated by Simon Prebble, Mary Jane Wells
★ 3.92 ABR Score (507 ratings)★ 4.34 Goodreads (462) ★ 4.78 Audible (45)2h 10m listening time • Released 2021Simon Prebble and Mary Jane Wells anchor this short story with such distinct, lived-in chemistry that the high-society intrigue crackles—it's Sherlock and Lucy at their most dynamic.
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The Curse of Cleopatra's Needle: A Sherlock and Lucy Short Story
Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery #8.5 • Book 21
by Anna Elliott, Charles Veley
Narrated by Simon Prebble, Mary Jane Wells
★ 3.91 ABR Score (575 ratings)★ 4.41 Goodreads (532) ★ 4.63 Audible (43)3h 43m listening time • Released 2021Simon Prebble and Mary Jane Wells' dual narration captures the sparring chemistry between Sherlock and Lucy perfectly, making this Victorian mystery feel intimate and urgent across three hours.
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The Coded Blue Envelope: A Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery
Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery #8.6 • Book 22
by Anna Elliott, Charles Veley
Narrated by Simon Prebble, Mary Jane Wells
★ 3.89 ABR Score (487 ratings)★ 4.37 Goodreads (441) ★ 4.59 Audible (46)2h 50m listening time • Released 2021Simon Prebble and Mary Jane Wells elevate this Holmes mystery with perfectly matched dual narration that makes the cat-and-mouse game between Lucy and her adversaries genuinely thrilling to follow.
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Christmas at Baskerville Hall
Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery #7.7 • Book 15
by Anna Elliott, Charles Veley
Narrated by Simon Prebble, Wendy Tremont King
★ 3.88 ABR Score (795 ratings)★ 4.25 Goodreads (695) ★ 4.36 Audible (100)2h 37m listening time • Released 2019Prebble and Tremont King's dual narration transforms this cozy Holmes mystery into something genuinely special—their chemistry makes the Baker Street banter crackle while keeping the Christmas warmth genuine.
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Kidnapped at the Tower
Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery #8.1 • Book 17
by Anna Elliott, Charles Veley
Narrated by Simon Prebble, Mary Jane Wells
★ 3.87 ABR Score (570 ratings)★ 4.25 Goodreads (531) ★ 4.67 Audible (39)1h 44m listening time • Released 2020Simon Prebble and Mary Jane Wells nail the dual-narrator tension in this kidnapping thriller, keeping you locked in with genuine urgency and sharp period detail.
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The Collected Short Stories (Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery)
Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery
by Anna Elliott, Charles Veley
Narrated by Simon Prebble, Wendy Tremont King
★ 3.85 ABR Score (260 ratings)★ 4.43 Goodreads (203) ★ 4.63 Audible (57)11h 30m listening time • Released 2020Simon Prebble and Wendy Tremont King elevate these Holmes and Lucy James mysteries into something genuinely addictive—their dynamic narration makes the detective work feel like you're eavesdropping on a brilliant family's sharpest cases.