Sherlock Holmes: Three Tales of Avarice
The Sherlock Holmes Series
- By: Arthur Conan Doyle
- Narrated by: Edward Hardwicke
- Length: 2 hours 59 minutes
Description
Avaricegets top billing in “The Adventure of the Priory School,” “The Adventure ofthe Red-Headed League,” and “The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle,” three masterfullycrafted cases from one of the greatest mystery writers of all, Sir Arthur ConanDoyle, and starring that most celebrated sleuth, Sherlock Holmes.
In“The Adventure of the Priory School,” a wicked scheme to kidnap a young lord resultsin a greater tragedy. In “The Adventures of the Red-Headed League,” Holmescatches one of London’s most daring criminals while investigating the strangebusiness of the Red-Headed League. In “The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle,” anunusual sequence of events leads Holmes to discover the precious blue carbuncleof the Countess of Morcar.
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The Sherlock Holmes Series Series

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Narrated by: Dennis Kleinman
Length: 11 hours 25 minutes
Abridged: No
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The Sign of the Four
By: Arthur Conan Doyle
Narrated by: Marnye Young
Length: 4 hours 33 minutes
Abridged: No
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Sherlock Holmes vs. Cthulhu: The Adventure of the Neural Psychoses
By: Lois H. Gresh
Narrated by: Dennis Kleinman
Length: 10 hours 27 minutes
Abridged: No
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Sherlock Holmes vs. Cthulhu: The Adventure of the Innsmouth Mutations
By: Lois H. Gresh
Narrated by: Dennis Kleinman
Length: 8 hours 29 minutes
Abridged: No
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The Execution of Sherlock Holmes
By: Donald Thomas
Narrated by: John Telfer
Length: 11 hours 43 minutes
Abridged: No
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Sherlock Holmes and the King’s Evil
By: Donald Thomas
Narrated by: John Telfer
Length: 9 hours 37 minutes
Abridged: No
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The Disappearance of Sherlock Holmes
By: Larry Millett
Narrated by: Steve Hendrickson
Length: 11 hours 34 minutes
Abridged: No
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Sherlock Holmes and the Ghosts of Bly
By: Donald Thomas
Narrated by: John Telfer
Length: 10 hours 56 minutes
Abridged: No
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Death on a Pale Horse
By: Donald Thomas
Narrated by: John Telfer
Length: 11 hours 35 minutes
Abridged: No
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The Valley of Fear
By: Arthur Conan Doyle
Narrated by: Michael Healy
Length: 6 hours 6 minutes
Abridged: No
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Sherlock Holmes and the Eisendorf Enigma
By: Larry Millett
Narrated by: Steve Hendrickson
Length: 8 hours 21 minutes
Abridged: No
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A Study in Scarlet
By: Arthur Conan Doyle
Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
Length: 4 hours 13 minutes
Abridged: No
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The Sign of the Four
By: Arthur Conan Doyle
Narrated by: Ralph Cosham
Length: 3 hours 50 minutes
Abridged: No
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
By: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Narrated by: Ralph Cosham
Length: 9 hours 8 minutes
Abridged: No
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Narrated by: Edward Hardwicke
Length: 1 hours 15 minutes
Abridged: No
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Narrated by: Ralph Cosham
Length: 7 hours 35 minutes
Abridged: No
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Narrated by: Edward Hardwicke
Length: 43 minutes
Abridged: No
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Narrated by: Edward Hardwicke
Length: 43 minutes
Abridged: No
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Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
Length: 5 hours 34 minutes
Abridged: No
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Narrated by: Ralph Cosham
Length: 10 hours
Abridged: No
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Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
Length: 6 hours 35 minutes
Abridged: No
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Narrated by: Simon Vance
Length: 9 hours 44 minutes
Abridged: No
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Sherlock Holmes: Three Tales of Betrayal
By: Arthur Conan Doyle
Narrated by: Edward Hardwicke
Length: 2 hours 50 minutes
Abridged: No
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Sherlock Holmes: Three Tales of Intrigue
By: Arthur Conan Doyle
Narrated by: Edward Hardwicke
Length: 2 hours 42 minutes
Abridged: No
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In“The Crooked Man,” a long-lost love returns, horribly changed, revealing awfultreachery that has been kept secret for decades. In “The Greek... Read more »
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The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone
By: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Narrated by: Graeme Malcolm
Length: 33 minutes
Abridged: No
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The Adventure of the Priory School
By: Arthur Conan Doyle
Narrated by: Edward Hardwicke
Length: 1 hours 13 minutes
Abridged: No
Motivated by greed and jealousy, the criminal in this classic Sherlock Holmes mystery The Adventure of the Priory School aims to kidnap a young lord—but causes a far greater tragedy. Read more »
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The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle
By: Arthur Conan Doyle
Narrated by: Edward Hardwicke
Length: 48 minutes
Abridged: No
An unusual sequence of events in “The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle” leads the legendary Sherlock Holmes to locate the precious jewel owned by the Countess of Morcar.
The story is read by a true master, Edward Hardwicke, a talented actor who plays Sherlock Holmes’s associate, Dr. Watson, in the popular PBS series Mystery! Read more »
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Sherlock Holmes: Three Tales of Avarice
By: Arthur Conan Doyle
Narrated by: Edward Hardwicke
Length: 2 hours 59 minutes
Abridged: No
Avaricegets top billing in “The Adventure of the Priory School,” “The Adventure ofthe Red-Headed League,” and “The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle,” three masterfullycrafted cases from one of the greatest mystery writers of all, Sir Arthur ConanDoyle, and starring that most celebrated sleuth, Sherlock Holmes.
In“The Adventure of the Priory... Read more »
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A Study in Scarlet
By: Arthur Conan Doyle
Narrated by: Marnye Young
Length: 4 hours 24 minutes
Abridged: No
"There's a scarlet thread of murder running through the colorless skein of life, and our duty is to unravel it, and isolate it, and expose every inch of it."
From the moment Dr. John Watson takes lodgings in Baker Street with the consulting detective Sherlock Holmes, he becomes intimately acquainted with the bloody violence and frightening... Read more »
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