Sherlock Holmes Untold: Episode 6: The Adventure of the Body in the Barrow

Sherlock Holmes Untold #6

by Jonathan Bernes

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 6: The Adventure of the Body in the Barrow
1901. A picturesque town on the English coast. Holmes and Watson are taking a much-needed holiday, only to encounter, in this most unlikely of spots, a resurgence of an old acquaintance and the return of a name from the past, the sinister organisation known as the Lighthouse.

Genres: Mystery, Audiobook

Audiobook

First published November 5, 2025

Reviews

[Rick]

Events are drawing together. Holmes is on the case and the mystery is all about the mysterious and ominous Lighthouse. I’m sure I’ll enjoy this much more once it’s all completed and it can be listened to in a single afternoon. If this had been presented as Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Ominous Lighthouse I would have been as annoyed with entire series. Since each chapter was presented as separate cases, it felt a bit misleading to then have them as nothing more than incomplete chapters of a larger tale. Still, I LOVE the format of a half hour chapter coming out each week. This has been great fun.

[Steven Shinder]

Another fairly middle of the road installment.