Sherlock Holmes Short Stories
Sherlock Holmes Short Stories narrated by Hugh Bonneville. A woman struck dead after hearing a haunting whistle. A series of child-like drawings scrawled throughout a country estate. A prize horse wandering the moors without an owner. To the regular observer, these are merely strange anomalies. But for the master detective Sherlock Holmes they are the first pieces of an elaborate puzzle. New episodes every Thursday. For ad-free listening and early access to new episodes, join Noiser+. Click the subscription banner at the top of the feed to get started, or head to noiser.com/subscriptions
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December 8, 2024 • 59 secs
A woman struck dead after hearing a haunting whistle. A series of child-like drawings scrawled throughout a country estate. A prize horse wandering the moors without an owner.
To the regular observer, these are merely strange anomalies. But for the master detective, Sherlock Holmes they are the first pieces of an elaborate puzzle.
Sherlock Holmes Short Stories, narrated by Hugh Bonneville.
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December 11, 2024 • 30 mins
April, 1883. A terrified young woman named Helen Stoner arrives at 221B Baker Street seeking Sherlock Holmes's help. Two years prior, her twin sister died under mysterious circumstances at Stoke Moran, their family's decaying manor house, her final words an enigmatic warning about a "speckled band." Chillingly, in the days before her death, she'd begun hearing an eerie whistle in the dead of night. Now living in her dead sister's r...
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December 11, 2024 • 29 mins
Shortly after Helen Stoner leaves Baker Street, Holmes and Watson are confronted by her furious stepfather, Dr. Roylott. Roylott warns Holmes not to meddle in his affairs but the great detective is undeterred by the doctor’s threats. Determined to solve the enigma of the speckled band before Helen meets the same fate as her sister, he and Watson head to Stoke Moran where they discover a series of enigmatic clues, each more confound...
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December 15, 2024 • 24 mins
As darkness falls on Stoke Moran, Holmes and Watson conduct a daring break-in. Soon, they are confronted by the beasts that stalk the grounds of the crumbling estate — both human and animal — and unmask a cold-blooded killer with sinister motivations.
A Noiser production, written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Narrated by Hugh Bonneville
Produced by Katrina Hughes and Addison Nugent
Sound Design and Audio Editing by Thomas Pink...
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December 18, 2024 • 32 mins
When country squire Hilton Cubitt arrives at Baker Street with a collection of childish stick figure drawings, Holmes faces one of his most cryptic cases yet. The crude sketches keep appearing around Cubitt's Norfolk estate, filling his American wife Elsie with inexplicable terror. As Holmes works to decode these "dancing men" figures, he realises they contain an ominous message connected to Elsie's mysterious past. Realising the C...
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December 23, 2024 • 42 mins
Arriving at Riding Thorpe Manor, Holmes and Watson are devastated to learn that they’re too late. Hilton Cubitt is dead and his wife, Elsie, is gravely wounded. While local police suspect an attempted murder-suicide, Holmes's investigation reveals a more sinister truth. Through brilliant deduction and his knowledge of the dancing men cypher, Holmes identifies the real killer and sets a clever trap. But will the murderer take the ba...
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January 1, 2025 • 34 mins
When a flame-haired pawnbroker named Jabez Wilson seeks Sherlock Holmes's help, the great detective finds himself drawn into one of his most peculiar cases yet. Wilson tells an extraordinary tale: for two months, he was paid handsomely to copy the Encyclopedia Britannica as part of a mysterious organisation called "The Red-Headed League”. But Holmes suspects there's more to this bizarre scheme than meets the eye. With his suspicion...
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January 8, 2025 • 34 mins
Holmes and Watson race against time as the peculiar case of the Red-Headed League takes a sinister turn. With his suspicions focused on Wilson's mysterious assistant and £30,000 in French gold at stake, Holmes orchestrates a dangerous midnight operation. But will his legendary deductive powers be enough to prevent one of the most audacious crimes in London's history?
A Noiser production, written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
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January 15, 2025 • 40 mins
When a well-respected businessman named Neville St. Clair disappears from a seedy opium den in London’s East End, Holmes and Watson are drawn into one of their strangest mysteries yet. A series of macabre clues leads Holmes to believe that St. Clair was murdered, and suspicion falls upon a mysterious beggar with a horrifically scarred lip. As Holmes and Watson descend deeper and deeper into London’s seedy underbelly they discover a...
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January 22, 2025 • 29 mins
Just when Holmes concludes that St. Clair has met a tragic end, the man's wife produces proof that her husband is still alive. Determined to uncover the truth, Holmes and Watson embark on an early morning journey through the English countryside which ends in a grimy London jail cell. There, they confront the mysterious beggar, Hugh Boone and make a shocking discovery. But as the mystery surrounding St. Clair’s disappearance unravel...
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January 29, 2025 • 34 mins
When a young engineer named Victor Hatherly stumbles into Dr. Watson’s surgery with a severed thumb, what appears to be a brutal work injury soon reveals itself as something far more sinister. As Hatherly tells his bizarre story, Holmes and Watson soon find themselves drawn into a conspiracy featuring an enigmatic German industrialist, a lonely house in the countryside filled with secrets, and a machine with nefarious purpose.
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February 5, 2025 • 30 mins
Holmes and Watson race to Berkshire with Scotland Yard hoping to uncover the secret of the mysterious hydraulic press. A dangerous conspiracy is revealed, a country house burns, and the true purpose of Colonel Lysander Stark's midnight engineering work comes to light - but will justice catch up with the criminals before they slip away?
Narrated by Hugh Bonneville
Produced by Katrina Hughes and Addison Nugent
Sound Design and Aud...
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February 12, 2025 • 31 mins
In fog-bound London, Holmes and Watson are surprised by a visit from Mycroft Holmes - Sherlock's brother and the indispensable secret power behind the British government.
A young clerk named Cadogan West has been found dead on the Underground tracks with top-secret submarine plans in his pocket.
With the security of England at stake, Holmes must determine whether West was a traitor or if there's more to this strange case than m...
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February 19, 2025 • 32 mins
Following a trail of clues at Aldgate station, Holmes makes a stunning discovery that leads to an unexpected twist in the investigation.
Now convinced that Cadogan West’s death is part of a greater international conspiracy, Holmes asks Mycroft to send him a list of all the foreign spies residing in London.
Soon, the master detective uncovers the most likely suspect but he needs proof — and the only way to get it is by orchestra...
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February 26, 2025 • 27 mins
As a thick fog settles over London, Holmes and Watson break into a spy’s home on a quiet street in Kensington. There, they discover a series of cryptic messages, and the true nature of the conspiracy comes to light.
In a final bid to get the Bruce-Partington plans back before they fall into enemy hands, Holmes sets a dangerous trap for the traitors.
A Noiser production, written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Narrated by Hugh Bonne...
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March 5, 2025 • 44 mins
Holmes and Watson journey to Dartmoor to investigate the shocking disappearance of Silver Blaze — England's most celebrated racehorse. With the Wessex Cup just days away and the horse's trainer found dead on the moor, Holmes must untangle a web of deception involving suspicious stable hands, mysterious nighttime visitors, and a curious piece of mutton curry.
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Narrated by Hu...
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March 12, 2025 • 33 mins
Following a trail of mysterious hoofprints across the moors, Holmes uncovers a hidden conspiracy involving rival trainers and a desperate act of sabotage. As the truth emerges, Holmes reveals how a midnight encounter in the stables led to John Straker’s death — and how the real killer has been hiding in plain sight the entire time…
A Noiser production, written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Narrated by Hugh Bonneville
Produced b...
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March 19, 2025 • 30 mins
When the great detective’s old school friend comes to him with a strange tale involving an ancient family ritual, Sherlock suddenly finds himself drawn into a centuries-old mystery. Featuring a series of cryptic calls and responses, the so-called “Musgrave Ritual” has long been seen as merely an eccentric tradition. But when the family’s butler disappears after becoming obsessed with the ceremony’s verses, they begin to suspect the...
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March 26, 2025 • 31 mins
Holmes travels to Hurlstone Manor to investigate the butler's disappearance and its connection to the enigmatic Musgrave Ritual. As he decodes the meaning behind the ritual's archaic verses, Holmes realises this is no mere family tradition—it's a riddle that has guarded a shocking secret for generations...
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Narrated by Hugh Bonneville
Written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Produced by Katrina Hughes and Ad...
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April 2, 2025 • 28 mins
When a mysterious masked man appears at 221B Baker Street with a delicate problem, Holmes finds himself suddenly drawn into a web of international intrigue. At the centre of the whole affair lies Irene Adler: opera singer, adventuress, and one of Sherlock’s most worthy opponents. Will Holmes catch Adler before she uses a compromising photograph to topple one of Europe’s most powerful monarchies? Or has the great detective finally m...
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