Details: Emmy award-winning actor Sir Derek Jacobi reads all 12 stories from this last collection to feature Holmes & Watson. Holmes, the legendary detective, finally goes into retirement..." The Illustrious Client" features an Austrian adventurer who corrupts young women while, in ' The Blanched Soldier", Holmes works without Watson to help an ex-serviceman. One of the world's largest diamonds is stolen in " The Mazarin Stone" & ' The Three Gables" sees Holmes face a formidable female criminal. In " The Sussex Vampire", Holmes investigates the case of a baby with two small wounds on his neck, & three men with the rare surname of Garrideb feature in " The Three Garridebs". In " The Problem of Thor Bridge", Holmes finds an interesting use for Watson's revolver, & a noted professor suddenly begins acting very strangely in " The Creeping Man". In " The Lion's Mane", Holmes has retired to tend bees. Or has he? & why has Mrs Merrilow never shown her face in " The Veiled Lodger?" In " Shoscombe Old Place", the connection between a dog & its bone has never been more important while, in " The Retired Colourman", Holmes tackles one of his most controversial cases. Read by Sir Derek Jacobi Ideal for: Fans of Sherlock Holmes & those who enjoy crime & thriller fiction audio books. Running time approximately: 9 hours 10 minutes 8 CD's