The Adventure of the Crooked Man: Part One
2/19/202626 min
Holmes and Watson are called up to Aldershot, where a senior officer has died in mysterious circumstances. His wife lies insensible, and is considered to be the prime suspect… but Holmes thinks there may be more to the case than meets the eye.
A Noiser podcast production.
Narrated by Hugh Bonneville
Written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Produced by Duncan Barrett
Script Supervisor: Chris McDonald
Sound Design and Audio Editing by Mirianna Pitman Latham
Sound Supervisor: Tom Pink
Compositions: Do...
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[mysterious music] I'm Hugh Bonneville, and welcome to Sherlock Holmes Short Stories, the series where we delve into the files of fiction's most brilliant detective, following his keen mind and unerring instincts from the first subtle clue to the final dramatic revelation. This time, Holmes and Watson are called up to Aldershot. A scandal has erupted in the famous military town. Colonel James Barclay, a decorated officer of the Royal Munsters, has been found dead inside his own home just moments after engaging in a blazing row with his wife, Nancy. Now she lies insensible as the police prepare to charge her with his murder. But as Sherlock Holmes begins his investigation, he discovers a curious clue, a small, oddly shaped paw print outside the house. From the Noiser Podcast Network, this is The Adventure of the Crooked Man,