The Last Moriarty
Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery • Book 1
Narrated by Edward Petherbridge
Why Listen to This Audiobook?
Petherbridge voicing a Holmes pastiche feels like a lock finding its key — the precision, the cool intelligence, the slight theatrical remove all land exactly right.
- Great if you want: Holmes pastiche with a strong female co-protagonist and Victorian intrigue
- Listening experience: brisk and layered — political thriller woven into classic detective plotting
- Narration: Petherbridge's measured, theatrical delivery suits the period and tone perfectly
- Skip if: you want Holmes as sole lead — Lucy James drives as much as he does
About This Audiobook
An American actress from the D'Oyly Carte Opera Troupe arrives at 221B Baker Street in November with a desperate request, drawing Sherlock Holmes into a case that collides with the Prime Minister's urgent need to prevent an international financial catastrophe involving Rockefeller and Morgan. Charles Veley's pastiche introduces Lucy James as a central figure whose connection to Holmes runs deeper than first appearances suggest, building toward revelations about identity and legacy.
Edward Petherbridge is an ideal choice for this Holmesian adventure, his cultivated voice and precise diction evoking the Victorian period with complete authority. His performance captures Holmes's analytical detachment while allowing the warmth Veley brings to the supporting characters to register clearly. At under eight hours, the audiobook is paced like the best of Doyle's original stories: compact, clever, and satisfying.
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