Sherlock Holmes: Holmes and the Ripper

Sherlock Holmes (Big Finish) #1.3

by Brian Clemens, Nicholas Briggs (Narrator), India Fisher (Narrator)

The grisly serial killings of prostitutes and vulnerable women in Victorian Whitechapel, dubbed by the popular press as the work of ‘Jack the Ripper’ are the talk of London, and from deep within the smog-ridden slums, yet another piercing shriek is heard.

Sherlock Holmes and Dr John H. Watson are drawn into one of the darkest plots ever to shake the foundations of England. There are freemasons, conspiracies and plots at the highest level of the establishment.

But for Holmes, there is a uniquely personal element to this new and terrifying case…

This full-cast audio drama is brought to life with eerily engrossing sound design and a brand new, cinematic music score.

Genres: Audiobook, Mystery, Crime, Historical

2 pages, Audio CD

First published January 1, 2010

About the author

Brian Horace Clemens OBE is a British screenwriter and television producer, possibly best known for his work on The Avengers and The Professionals. Clemens is related to Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens), a fact reflected in the naming of his two sons, Samuel Joshua Twain Clemens and George Langhorne Clemens.

Reviews

[Kati · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm starting to think that Big Finish's Sherlock Holmes audio dramas might not be for me, after all. The cases are interesting, I just don't like the characterization of the main characters in them. Like in this book: Holmes fell for a female psychic and Watson was a boisterous drunk. I actually wondered why this Holmes kept this Watson as a friend because this Watson's low intelligence and desperate need for acknowledgment and praise annoyed even me... But what really bothered me, as mentioned above, was the Sherlock/Kate romantic angle. That was just... pah. Not my cuppa.

[Heather · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another audiobook, so it doesn't really count as a book, but... It's a great dramatization! Really enjoyed it!

[Steven Shinder · Rating 3 out of 5]

The acting is good as it generally is. But Holmes' romance with Kate Mead feels off for the character in my eyes. Before this, the only Holmes vs The Ripper story I remember experiencing was the novel Dust and Shadow, which I read seven years ago. I think that the novel might be the better of the two. I even revisited Doctor Who: Ripper's Curse and found that to be a little bit more enjoyable than this, as ridiculous as the premise of the story may be. I did think the mention at the end of Reichenbach Falls being a peaceful place was funny in a tongue-in-cheek sort of way.

[Richard Brooks · Rating 5 out of 5]

A terrific chase, very atmospheric, made me want to listen to the rest of the series.

[Debra Cook · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sherlock holmes investigates the ripper murders.

[Jb · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great production and story. Some liberties with the canon.