Sherlock Holmes Mysteries

In this unusual case from Sherlock Holmes’s early life, Holmes recounts the very first mystery he ever solved... long before he became the famous consulting detective of Baker Street.  The story begins when a university friend asks Holmes to help decipher a strange and seemingly meaningless message sent to his father. When the message is read aloud, it shocks the man so deeply that he collapses in...

When the Countess of Morcar's priceless blue carbuncle is stolen, a reformed thief is charged with the crime. But a strange thing happens. Holmes tells Watson about Commissionaire Peterson's report of seeing a little knot of roughs assault a man carrying a Christmas goose home for the family. They all ran, leaving both the goose and the hat. No one could locate the man, so Peterson took possession...

When a champion racehorse vanishes on the eve of an important race and its trainer is found dead under mysterious circumstances, the baffling case is brought to Sherlock Holmes. The missing horse, Silver Blaze, is one of the most valuable thoroughbreds in England, and the shocking crime threatens to shake the racing world. Joined by Dr. John Watson, Holmes travels to the Dartmoor countryside to in...

A terrified young engineer arrives at Baker Street in the dead of night, his hand freshly bandaged and his thumb mysteriously missing. He tells Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson a bizarre story: he was hired for a secret job at a remote country house, sworn to silence, and led into a strange hydraulic press by a group of nervous strangers. When he realizes the machine is meant to crush him alive...

When a wealthy English aristocrat’s new American bride vanishes on their wedding day, the baffled groom turns to Sherlock Holmes for help. Lord St. Simon had just married the beautiful and mysterious Hatty Doran, but before the celebration is over, she disappears without a trace, leaving behind only a few puzzling clues and whispers of a scandal. With the assistance of Dr. John Watson, Holmes begi...

A respected banker seeks the help of Sherlock Holmes after a priceless royal treasure is mysteriously damaged in his own home. The man had been entrusted with a magnificent coronet adorned with rare beryl gemstones, but when he discovers it bent and three jewels missing, suspicion falls on the one person he least wants to accuse—his own son. With the aid of Dr. John Watson, Holmes investigates the...

When a young governess accepts a strangely lucrative position at an isolated country house, she soon begins to suspect something is terribly wrong. Disturbing instructions from her employer, including cutting her hair and wearing specific clothing—leave her uneasy, and she turns to Sherlock Holmes for help. Accompanied by Dr. John Watson, Holmes travels to the eerie estate known as the Copper Beec...

A terrified young woman arrives at Baker Street with a chilling story: her sister died under mysterious circumstances just before her wedding, whispering the cryptic words “the speckled band.” Now, with her own wedding approaching, she fears the same fate may await her. Taking the case, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson travel to the eerie country estate of Stoke Moran, home to the violent and u...

A respectable gentleman disappears under mysterious circumstances after being seen entering a notorious opium den along the Thames. When his desperate wife seeks help, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson travel to the seedy riverside district to investigate. Inside the grim establishment, Holmes encounters a grotesque beggar with a twisted lip who appears to be the last person to see the missing m...

When a wealthy landowner is found murdered near a quiet country pool in Boscombe Valley, suspicion quickly falls on his own son, who was seen arguing with him shortly before the crime. With the evidence stacked against the young man, the case appears almost certain—but not to the great detective. Traveling to the countryside with Dr. John Watson, Sherlock Holmes carefully studies the scene of the...

A distressed young woman visits Baker Street with a baffling mystery... She was engaged to marry a quiet and devoted man named Hosmer Angel, but on the very morning of their wedding he vanished without a trace. With no explanation and no clues, she turns to the consulting detective for help. Sherlock Holmes quickly suspects that the case is not as simple as it appears. As he examines the strange c...

A frightened young man arrives at Baker Street carrying a strange and terrifying warning: five dried orange seeds sent anonymously through the mail. The same ominous message had previously been sent to his uncle and father—both of whom soon died under mysterious circumstances. Sensing a deadly pattern, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson investigate the history behind the threatening letters and t...

When a humble London pawnbroker answers a mysterious newspaper advertisement seeking men with bright red hair, he finds himself hired for a strange job that pays handsomely for copying passages from an encyclopedia. But when the mysterious “Red-Headed League” suddenly dissolves without explanation, the bewildered man turns to the great detective for help. Sherlock Holmes and his loyal friend Dr. J...

In this classic episode of The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes , the legendary detective is drawn into one of his most delicate cases when a royal client seeks help recovering a compromising photograph. The mysterious and brilliant Irene Adler possesses evidence that could threaten a powerful monarch’s future marriage. Holmes sets out to outwit Adler using disguise, deception, and careful deduct...

In this radio drama adaptation of A Study in Scarlet from CBS Radio Mystery Theater, the legendary partnership between Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson begins. When a mysterious corpse is discovered in an empty London house with a strange message written in blood, Holmes uses his brilliant powers of deduction to unravel a dark story of revenge that stretches across continents. Kevin McCarthy —...

A chilling legend haunts the moors in this radio adaptation of The Hound of the Baskervilles from CBS Radio Mystery Theater. When a terrifying curse threatens the Baskerville family, Sherlock Holmes sends Dr. John Watson to investigate the eerie Dartmoor estate. As strange clues and a ghostly hound emerge from the fog, Holmes must unravel whether the threat is supernatural... or the work of a cunn...

Step into the foggy streets of Victorian London for one of the most thrilling adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson. This atmospheric radio drama brings Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic novel to life with rich performances, suspenseful music, and immersive sound design. When a mysterious woman named Mary Morstan seeks Holmes’s help in solving a strange family mystery involving secret treas...