The Adventure of Black Peter: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery

Written by Arthur Conan Doyle

Narrated by Edward Raleigh

Forest Row in the Weald is the scene of a gruesome harpoon murder. A young police inspector, Stanley Hopkins, asks Holmes, whom he greatly admires as a mentor, for some help. Holmes has already determined that it would take a great deal of strength and skill to run a man through with a harpoon, and, embed it in the wall behind him.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Audio Holdings
• Release date: Jan 1, 2009
• ISBN: 9781601362599

Arthur Conan Doyle

Arthur Conan Doyle was a British writer and physician. He is the creator of the Sherlock Holmes character, writing his debut appearance in A Study in Scarlet. Doyle wrote notable books in the fantasy and science fiction genres, as well as plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction, and historical novels.

Reviews for The Adventure of Black Peter

[cbl_tn · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

When the police are baffled by a harpoon murder, they call on Sherlock Holmes for assistance. The murdered man is a retired sea captain known as Black Peter. Clues at the scene seem to point to a young man who believed his missing banker father might have been murdered by Black Peter. However, Holmes isn’t convinced that this man could have wielded a harpoon so expertly, and he sets a trap to flush out the real murderer.I didn’t find any of the characters appealing in this one. The sailors and their accessories seem like stereotypes rather than well-rounded characters. I had a hard time following the audio as the story didn’t hold my interest very well.