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Sherlock Holmes: The Thinking Engine

By: James Lovegrove
Narrated by: Dennis Kleinman
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Man vs Machine

It is 1895, and Sherlock Holmes is settling back into life as a consulting detective at 221B Baker Street, when he and Watson learn of strange goings-on amidst the dreaming spires of Oxford.

A Professor Quantock has built a wondrous computational device, which he claims is capable of analytical thought to rival the cleverest men alive. Naturally Sherlock Holmes cannot ignore this challenge. He and Watson travel to Oxford, where a battle of wits ensues between the great detective and his mechanical counterpart as they compete to see which of them can be first to solve a series of crimes, from a bloody murder to a missing athlete. But as man and machine vie for supremacy, it becomes clear that the Thinking Engine has its own agenda…

©2022 James Lovegrove (P)2022 Blackstone Publishing Detective Historical Mystery Traditional Detectives Fiction Sherlock Holmes

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Story good but not quite as excellent as others in this series.

Dennis Kleinman's otherwise excellent narration was marred a little by slightly jarring mispronunciation of some famous Oxford and Oxfordshire locations - something that the editor or a little research could have avoided.

not my favourite of the Lovegrove/Holmes books

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If you are going to narrate a story about Oxford, you would think that the narrator would take the time to find out how to pronounce the key places that recur throughout the story. Magdalen, Bailliol and St Giles are all mispronounced. No idea what accent the Oxford policeman had but it certainly wasn't anywhere close to Oxford.

Let down by sloppy narration

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The plot was nice and would love to have more of the books and the voices were good you knew the different characters!!!

Very good stuff and good plot twists

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I have enjoyed the Sherlock Holmes books by James Lovegrove read by Dennis Kleinman. An good performance marred by some execrable mispronunciations of some common English words. I see Mr Kleinman is from South Africa.

The plot

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I throughly enjoyed this story among Lovegroves collection of Sherlock stories. His interpretation of the detective and sidekick are superb and meld together so well with his previous stories as well as classic tales. The narration is fantastic and I simply get lost listening to the different voices and tones used to create each character.

Yet another gripping tale

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I have finally listened to all the books by James Lovegrove with Dennis narrating and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed. I’m a big Sherlock fan so it’s amazing to hear the adventures continue.

Lovegrove and Kleinman great combination

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I sometimes find Lovegroves stories on the fantastical side compared to some of the more logical and cunning solutions in the original Conan Doyle works. This is one of those cases, but enjoyable none the less.

A stretch

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If, like me, you have read or listened to all of Arthur Conan Doyles writings on Sherlock Holmes you probably yern for more....it's an addiction I know. Although not the real drug, this more than adequate methadone offers a genuine fix for those of us that have been suffering from withdrawals these past decades. James is a master of the English language and perfectly revives Doyles language and breathes new life into both Holmes, Watson and many of the much loves characters from yesteryear. I am extremely impressed by his ability to weave his new tales into the fabric of the old tapestry. The narration is second to none and rivals Stephen Fry. Well with the money.

An absolute must for all Sherlockians!!!

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Chapter 27 cuts off early before audio is complete for this chapter- please check it!

Chapter 27 Incomplete

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Lovegrove is probably the best of the Holmes pastiches- I liked this good pacing and entertaining

Pretty good

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