Silver Blaze (Easy Classics)

Written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Stephanie Baudet

Narrated by Richard Usher

An illustrated adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic Sherlock Holmes mystery – at an easy-to-read level for readers of all ages!
The police are no closer to solving the murder of horse trainer, John Straker. He was killed on Monday night, 22nd October. The famous racehorse, Silver Blaze, has been missing since the night of the attack.
The country’s most famous racehorse has mysteriously disappeared. What’s worse, his trainer has been murdered! All eyes turn to Sherlock Holmes to unravel this strange mystery, find the murderer and return Silver Blaze to safety – all before the Wessex Cup race.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Sweet Cherry Publishing
• Release date: Jul 23, 2020
• ISBN: 9781782264255

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930) was a Scottish writer and physician, most famous for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes and long-suffering sidekick Dr Watson. Conan Doyle was a prolific writer whose other works include fantasy and science fiction stories, plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction and historical novels.

Reviews for Silver Blaze (Easy Classics)

[cbl_tn · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

In this short story, Sherlock Holmes investigates the disappearance of a race horse and the murder of his trainer. The police have arrested a man for the murder, but Sherlock’s investigation points in an entirely different direction. He pieces together clues, including “the curious incident of the dog in the night-time”, to find Silver Blaze and determine who murdered the trainer. It’s a well-constructed mystery. It’s easy to see how the seemingly trivial clues fit together once Holmes explains it, but nearly impossible to see before the explanation is given.

[lgandt · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

What little experience I have with horses helped me to appreciate this one more that I might have otherwise.