Audiobooks Like Sherlock Holmes: The Definitive Audio Collection

If you loved Sherlock Holmes: The Definitive Audio Collection by Arthur Conan Doyle, these audiobooks share similar qualities — same genre, sometimes the same narrator, comparable length, and the kind of ratings that signal a great listen. Fans of Stephen Fry's narration will find familiar voices here too.

10 audiobooks for fans of Sherlock Holmes: The Definitive Audio Collection

  1. 1
    Sherlock cover

    Sherlock

    by Arthur Conan Doyle, Mark Gatiss, Steven Moffat

    Narrated by Simon Vance, Mark Gatiss

    3.90 ABR Score (491 ratings)
    ★ 4.33 Goodreads (457) ★ 4.85 Audible (34)
    25h 17m listening time • Released 2017
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    Sherlock Holmes in A Scandal in Bohemia (The Works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Book 4) cover

    Sherlock Holmes in A Scandal in Bohemia (The Works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Book 4)

    The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes • Book 1

    by Arthur Conan Doyle

    Narrated by Mark Young

    3.82 ABR Score (12.7K ratings)
    ★ 3.83 Goodreads (12.7K)
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    The Man with the Twisted Lip - a Sherlock Holmes Short Story

    The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes • Book 6

    by Arthur Conan Doyle, Edward Raleigh

    Narrated by Saethon Williams

    3.76 ABR Score (7.3K ratings)
    ★ 3.81 Goodreads (7.3K)
  4. 4
    Letters of Note: Art cover

    Letters of Note: Art

    by Shaun Usher

    Narrated by Sanjeev Bhaskar, Louise Brealey, Simon Callow, Crystal Clarke, Benedict Cumberbatch, Stephen Fry, Neil Gaiman, Toby Jones, Ferdinand Kingsley, Jude Law, Helen McCrory, Stephen Mangan, Clarke Peters, Various

    3.93 ABR Score (6.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.31 Goodreads (6.2K) ★ 4.4 Audible (5)
    2h 43m listening time • Released 2021

    A star-studded ensemble cast brings intimacy to letters from history's greatest artists—each narrator perfectly matched to their subject's voice, making this feel less like a collection and more like eavesdropping on genius.

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    Letters of Note: Outer Space cover

    Letters of Note: Outer Space

    by Shaun Usher

    Narrated by Louise Brealey, Simon Callow, Crystal Clarke, Stephen Fry, Toby Jones, Ferdinand Kingsley, Greg Lockett, Chris Nayak, Shazia Nicholls, Juliet Stevenson, Mark Strong, Shaun Usher

    3.91 ABR Score (6.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.31 Goodreads (6.2K) ★ 5 Audible (2)
    2h 45m listening time • Released 2021

    A stellar ensemble cast transforms real letters about space exploration into an intimate audiobook experience, with Stephen Fry, Mark Strong, and Juliet Stevenson bringing reverence to humanity's cosmic curiosity.

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    Letters of Note: Sex cover

    Letters of Note: Sex

    by Shaun Usher

    Narrated by Louise Brealey, Simon Callow, Crystal Clarke, Stephen Fry, Toby Jones, Ferdinand Kingsley, Shazia Nicholls, Juliet Stevenson, Mark Strong, Shaun Usher

    3.91 ABR Score (6.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.31 Goodreads (6.2K) ★ 5 Audible (2)
    3h 31m listening time • Released 2021

    A stellar ensemble cast transforms intimate historical letters into vivid performances that make you feel like you're eavesdropping on some of history's most brilliant minds at their most vulnerable.

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    Torrent Witches Cozy Mysteries Complete Box Set (Books 1 - 10) cover

    Torrent Witches Cozy Mysteries Complete Box Set (Books 1 - 10)

    Torrent Witches #1-10 • Book 1

    by Tess Lake

    Narrated by Natalie Duke

    4.64 ABR Score (8.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.52 Goodreads (2.4K) ★ 4.75 Audible (5.7K)
    65h 31m listening time • Released 2022
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    More Letters of Note: Correspondence Deserving of a Wider Audience

    by Shaun Usher

    Narrated by Alan Cumming, Juliet Stevenson, Kerry Shale, Stephen Fry, Shaun Usher, Louise Brealey, Olivia Colman, Benedict Cumberbatch, Toby Jones, Gillian Anderson, Mark Strong, Noma Dumezweni, Crystal Clarke

    3.88 ABR Score (696 ratings)
    ★ 4.22 Goodreads (665) ★ 4.77 Audible (31)
    11h 31m listening time • Released 2021

    An all-star cast transforms intimate letters into a masterclass in performance, where Stephen Fry's gravitas and Olivia Colman's vulnerability make strangers' words feel like confessions meant for you.

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    Letters of Note: War cover

    Letters of Note: War

    by Shaun Usher

    Narrated by Sanjeev Bhaskar, Louise Brealey, Simon Callow, Benedict Cumberbatch, Adrian Edmondson, Stephen Fry, Neil Gaiman, Danny Huston, Toby Jones, Ferdinand Kingsley, Jude Law, Natascha McElhone, Miriam Margolyes, Various

    3.63 ABR Score (178 ratings)
    ★ 4.01 Goodreads (175) ★ 5 Audible (3)
    2h 49m listening time • Released 2020

    An all-star cast of British actors breathing life into thirty devastating wartime letters, each one a raw firsthand account that hits harder read aloud than on the page.

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    Letters of Note: Grief cover

    Letters of Note: Grief

    by Shaun Usher

    Narrated by Louise Brealey, Simon Callow, Crystal Clarke, Stephen Fry, Toby Jones, Ferdinand Kingsley, Chris Nayak, Shazia Nicholls, Juliet Stevenson, Mark Strong, Shaun Usher

    3.60 ABR Score (173 ratings)
    ★ 3.79 Goodreads (173)
    2h 47m listening time • Released 2022

    A stellar ensemble cast including Stephen Fry and Mark Strong transforms raw grief into something almost sacred, each narrator lending their voice to letters that cut straight to the bone.

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