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The Sherlock Holmes Scripts: The Complete Holmes and Watson Series
Solve the Egyptian equation; witness the Montague murders; fear the Legend of Loch Logarth and close Holmes' final chapter...All four original Sherlock Holmes scripts of 'The Holmes and Watson Series', written in the style of the classic Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce films.'The Sherlock Holmes Scripts' also features a bonus additional scene, 'Mrs Hudson Speaks' and an introduction by Holmes' trusted scriber himself, Doctor Watson.
232 pages, Paperback
Published February 27, 2017
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About the author
Ian Shimwell
158 books45 followersI naturally loved English and Literature at school and pursued both successfully in further education etc.
Over the years, I have written many different works from short stories to novellas and covered genres such as science fiction, historical adventure, horror and mysteries.
More recently, I began to write three-act plays based on favourite series which eventually led to developing my own, 'The Armchair Detective'. My aim was to create an unique, absorbing and fun mystery series.
'Armchair Detective' titles have been as high as No. 2 in Amazon Kindle's British Detectives and Drama (British & Irish) catagories and inside the top-selling 7,000 in the USA and inside the top-selling 550 in the UK
'The Armchair Detective' has been broadcast on the radio, as full-cast audio dramas, in the United States as a Shoestring Radio Production.
I have also created, developed and written 'The Novella Range', Classic Scripts and 'The Engine Series' as well as writing the popular 'The Holmes and Watson Series'.
The Armchair Detective... solving mysteries from the armchair since October 2010.
Over the years, I have written many different works from short stories to novellas and covered genres such as science fiction, historical adventure, horror and mysteries.
More recently, I began to write three-act plays based on favourite series which eventually led to developing my own, 'The Armchair Detective'. My aim was to create an unique, absorbing and fun mystery series.
'Armchair Detective' titles have been as high as No. 2 in Amazon Kindle's British Detectives and Drama (British & Irish) catagories and inside the top-selling 7,000 in the USA and inside the top-selling 550 in the UK
'The Armchair Detective' has been broadcast on the radio, as full-cast audio dramas, in the United States as a Shoestring Radio Production.
I have also created, developed and written 'The Novella Range', Classic Scripts and 'The Engine Series' as well as writing the popular 'The Holmes and Watson Series'.
The Armchair Detective... solving mysteries from the armchair since October 2010.
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July 12, 2025
Entertaining Holmes listening 😎🏡
This kindle box set is from my Kindle Unlimited account
I listened to these stories individually. Each story is different with interesting characters and full of action and misdirection leading to each conclusion.
I would recommend this series and author to fans of Sherlock Holmes and readers of British mystery novels 😊🤔 2025 🎶🌃
This kindle box set is from my Kindle Unlimited account
I listened to these stories individually. Each story is different with interesting characters and full of action and misdirection leading to each conclusion.
I would recommend this series and author to fans of Sherlock Holmes and readers of British mystery novels 😊🤔 2025 🎶🌃
August 4, 2021
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
I do love a good Sherlock mystery. Sometimes though I’m afraid to listen to some new ones by different authors because I just I don’t want to be disappointed.
This series lived up to every expectation. It was wonderful. It was a little hard to get into in the beginning because it’s read like a play script or movies script. But once you understand that’s how it’s supposed to be you really can’t read this series any other way.
Ian does a great job in adding to the original Doyle Sherlock series. I was sure why the stories were kinda short on their own but in the final chapter it becomes clear. All of them are tied together in a way that is both expected and unexpected.
I will be listening to this again.
I do love a good Sherlock mystery. Sometimes though I’m afraid to listen to some new ones by different authors because I just I don’t want to be disappointed.
This series lived up to every expectation. It was wonderful. It was a little hard to get into in the beginning because it’s read like a play script or movies script. But once you understand that’s how it’s supposed to be you really can’t read this series any other way.
Ian does a great job in adding to the original Doyle Sherlock series. I was sure why the stories were kinda short on their own but in the final chapter it becomes clear. All of them are tied together in a way that is both expected and unexpected.
I will be listening to this again.
August 7, 2020
This review is for the Audible version. I enjoyed this series immensely. Great book and love the narration. It is a lot like old time radio productions. If you enjoy the Basil Rathbone rendition of Sherlock then you will enjoy this. Though Nigel Bruce's rendition of Watson is my least favorite. He turns Watson into a bumbling fool, the novels show a deep friendship between the two men, and give Watson a dignity lacking in other media.
June 19, 2020
These remind me of radio days, with the added effects. Thought the narration was good, clear and well told. Have a lot of audio by the author and enjoyable all of them .given audio for my voluntary review and my honest opinion
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