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Publisher's Summary

Exclusive audio collection. Eleven Max Carrados stories - narrated by national treasure Stephen Fry.

Max Carrados featured in a series of mystery stories that first appeared in 1914. Carrados featured alongside Sherlock Holmes in The Strand magazine, in which they both had top billing. The character often boasted how being blind meant his other senses were heightened.

  • 'The Coin of Dionysus'
  • 'The Game Played in the Dark'
  • 'The Holloway Road Flat Tragedy'
  • 'The Curious Circumstances of the Two Left Shoes'
  • 'The Secret of Headlam Height'
  • 'The Mystery of the Vanished Crown'
  • 'The Ingenious Mind of Mr Rigby Lacksome'
  • 'The Strange Case of Cyril Bycourt'
  • 'The Crime at the House in Culver Street'
  • 'The Bunch of Violets'
  • 'The Missing Witness Sensation'

Public Domain (P)2016 Audible, Ltd
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Traditional Detectives Classic Mystery
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What the critics say

"[Narrator Stephen] Fry gives Max a perfect plummy voice and has equal fun with colorful supporting characters and ne'er-do-wells. His lovely mix of realistic conversation and pacing, as well as the occasional slow wink, encourages listeners to succumb in pleasure." ( AudioFile)
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5 out of 5 stars
By Hmackdad on 2022-01-13

Bravo Pip Pip n all that

Again steven Fry does a fantastic job. These are great stories that rival Sherlocke Holmes. A whole new way of Sluething. very enjoyable. listen on

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5 out of 5 stars
By MOJO on 2024-01-24

Great stories

This was awesome and amazing…could hardly stop listening, the stories were terrific the reading was awesome. You will want to read all of these authors books,… I certainly do .

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5 out of 5 stars
By Toni on 2021-09-30

just like Sherlock Holmes...

I absolutely enjoyed all the stories within this collection...especially as they were narrated by Stephen Fry, he needs to work on that Japanese accent!!🤣

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5 out of 5 stars
By Richard Mahortoff on 2022-02-25

A good listen.

Well read by Fry. Entertaining stories. Leaves you wanting more. Would make a good tv series.

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2 out of 5 stars
By bahrom on 2022-03-06

A pale imitation of Conan Doyle

I found this to be a pale imitation of the Sherlock Holmes stories. The twist of the main protagonist being blind does not compensate for the stories being rather dull. Neither does the excellent narration by Stephen Fry. I’d recommend sticking with Conan Doyle over this.

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3 out of 5 stars
By John108 on 2021-09-15

Entertaining collection

A well read collection of stories unfortunately it lacks a proper index, leaves one guessing titles and chapters. Frustrating.

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