The Adventure of the Lion's Mane: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery

Written by Arthur Conan Doyle

Narrated by Edward Raleigh

Covered in grotesque wounds, he staggered toward Holmes, shrieked, "the Lion's Mane," and died on the spot. The seaside was tranquil no longer.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Audio Holdings
• Release date: Jan 1, 2009
• ISBN: 9781601362766

Arthur Conan Doyle

Scottish writer and master storyteller Arthur Conan Doyle was born in 1859. As a medical student he was so impressed by his professor’s powers of deduction that he was inspired to create the illustrious and much-loved figure Sherlock Holmes. However in contrast to his scientific background, Conan Doyle became increasingly interested in spiritualism, leaving him keen to explore other fantastical elements in stories such as The Lost World.

Reviews for The Adventure of the Lion's Mane

[john257hopper · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This was one of Conan Doyle's last Sherlock Holmes stories, published in The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes in 1926. It is one of only two narrated by the great detective himself, with Watson nowhere in sight - this is set after Holmes's retirement to keep bees on the Sussex Downs. The last Holmes stories Conan Doyle wrote are usually considered the weakest, but this is a good one involving an apparent attempted grisly murder in a seaside cove which turns out to have an unexpected and more natural cause. Much better than the pastiche novel The Lady in Black, which I have just read and is a sequel to this story.