Basil and the Lost Colony

Written by Eve Titus

Narrated by Ralph Lister

Basil of Baker Street – mouse detective genius – is off on a perilous expedition leading thirty-two mice up a towering mountain. Their objective: to locate and rescue a famous colony of mice that have been missing for six centuries! A clue in the form of an arrow with strange markings has sent Basil scurrying off to Switzerland in search of the lost colony.

But the path is not smooth for our Sherlock Holmes of the Mouse World. Before he can solve this baffling mystery, he must confront the mysterious snow mouse and the sinister plots of evil Professor Ratigan, ruler of the mouse underworld!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Oasis Audio
• Release date: May 16, 2017
• ISBN: 9781621886815

Eve Titus

Eve Titus (1905–2002) wrote many books for children during her long career, including the Basil of Baker Street books and the Anatole series.

Reviews for Basil and the Lost Colony

[maydacat_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This series is intended for grade-schoolers, but adults who are familiar with the Holmes tales will appreciate them, too. The stories contain aspects of the originals, in this case, a falls, as well as puns referring to Doyle’s series. Well written and superbly narrated by Ralph Lister, this mystery series is quite entertaining.

[allawishus_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Basil is off to Switzerland to search for the lost colony of the Tellmice, who have been isolated from mouse civilization for hundreds of years. In search of this colony, Basil must battle his old foe Professor Ratigan, assemble a team of mouse mountain climbers, rescue some missing twins, and scale Mount Emmentaler. He does all with aplomb, I daresay. I haven't read any Sherlock Holmes (blasphemy I know) so I'm not sure if he comes across as kind of annoying in his perfection - Basil does, a bit. He knows how to do everything and is honored by all who meet him - not a very interesting hero! Anyway, it's still cute and if you don't ask for much subtlety in your early chapter books, it's a good, very mild animal adventure that you can share with your intermediate readers.