Sherlock Holmes Untold: The Adventure of the Remarkable Worm, Part Two

Sherlock Holmes Untold #2

by Jonathan Barnes

England, 1913.
A sequence of interconnected mysteries, from the fate of a music hall murderer, to a man driven mad by a worm unknown to science, to a bizarre and sinister society which meets in a furniture warehouse – these untold cases hint at something larger. What is the purpose of the enigmatic organisation which calls itself "The Lighthouse"?
How much does the Prime Minister know? Is Sherlock Holmes truly retired? And what final confrontation do they face?

Episode 2: The Adventure of the Remarkable Worm, Part Two
Aboard the Prime Minister’s train, Dr Watson is telling a story, long suppressed, about a troubled young journalist, a dead man walking and a creature unknown to medical science. And while the politician listens reluctantly to this tale from long ago, somewhere in the background of it all the closing moves of a quite different game are beginning to be played out.

Genres: Audiobook, Mystery

Audiobook

First published October 8, 2025

About the author

Jonathan Barnes is the author of two novels, The Somnambulist and The Domino Men. He contributes regularly to the Times Literary Supplement and the Literary Review and is the author of several scripts for Big Finish Productions. He is currently writer-in-residence at Kingston University.

Reviews

[Rick]

The conclusion of a rather interesting, if not inspired, story.

[Steven Shinder]

The soundscape did startle me a bit.

[Kati]

Just as atmospheric as the first part and a little more intriguing. But for such a very short story, there was way too much stuffing and very little substance.