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The second volume of classic Sherlock Holmes stories on audio, brilliantly performed by John Gielgud and Ralph Richardson.

History’s Bloodstains is a true crime and history podcast uncovering the murders, betrayals, and acts of violence that left permanent marks on civilization.Long after monuments fade and empires fall, some crimes remain written in blood.Each episode explores a real case from ancient and early history, telling the full story behind historical murders, political assassinations, poison plots, court conspiracies, and acts of betrayal that stained thrones, temples, battlefields, and dynasties. These are not rumors or legends—they are documented crimes preserved in ancient trials, chronicles, ...

Bodies keep turning up dead in Mother Russia... and all the murder victims are direct descendants of the infamous Mad Monk Rasputin, the most vilified man in Russian history. The intricate and dangerous murder case falls squarely in the lap of overwhelmed and underachieving Moscow Militia Investigator Iliya Podipenko, son of a famous Red Army marshal. Podipenko must stop the killing before the murderer claims the next victim, the alluring Lena Sharapova, Rasputin's great-great-granddaughter, with whom the rumpled investigator is unwittingly falling in love.

For the staff of the library at the center of The Widening Stain, it's easy enough to dismiss the death of a woman who fell from a rolling ladder as nothing more than an unfortunate accident. It's more difficult, however, to explain away the strangled corpse of a man found inside a locked room, surrounded by rare and obscure erotica.

Esme Quentin's arrival in north Devon is marred by the gruesome discovery of a fatally injured woman at the foot of Warren Cliff. Esme is troubled by the woman's final words and curious about the old photograph clutched in her hand. The police, however, dismiss Bella Shaw's death as accidental. But Bella's daughter, Neave, has her own questions and approaches Esme for help. The subsequent trail leads Esme back to the brutal penal history of nineteenth century England and the mystery of a Devon convict girl transported to Australia for her crime.

Hired by a Hollywood film company to trace a missing employee in Crete, private investigator Alex Mavros is plunged into a vortex of hatred. The company is shooting a movie about the invasion of Crete by the Germans in 1941 – and their activities are stirring up old resentments among the islanders. The bitterness of the past bursts into the present when one of the film’s consultants is found dead, hanged by the neck.

You can run from a guilty conscience, but you can't hide.... James wasn't much more than a child when he had an affair with Lily. And now, 24 years later, Lily confesses to James that their affair led to a daughter, Kate. And Kate desperately needs her father's help: she's wanted for murder. But there is no room for murder in James' life. He has a wife, a good job, a nice house in the country.... As Kate comes crashing into his world, so she lights the fuse under his ordered life.

In Human Stains, we peel back the layers of humanity’s darkest impulses to expose the indelible marks left behind by crime. This true crime podcast doesn’t just recount grisly details—it interrogates the psychological, cultural, and emotional residue that lingers long after the headlines fade. Each episode dives into a case that left a permanent stain on the lives it touched, whether through betrayal, obsession, or sheer brutality.The title Human Stains reflects the haunting idea that crime is never clean. It leaves behind traces—on victims, families, communities, and even the ...

"The Adventure of the Second Stain", one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 13 stories in the cycle collected as The Return of Sherlock Holmes and the only unrecorded case mentioned passively by Watson to be written. Doyle ranked "The Adventure of the Second Stain" eighth in his list of his twelve favourite Holmes stories.

"The Adventure of the Second Stain", one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 13 stories in the cycle collected as "The Return of Sherlock Holmes" and the only unrecorded case mentioned passively by Watson to be written. Doyle ranked "The Adventure of the Second Stain" eighth in his list of his twelve favourite Holmes stories.

"The Adventure of the Second Stain", one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 13 stories in the cycle collected as "The Return of Sherlock Holmes" and the only unrecorded case mentioned passively by Watson to be written. Doyle ranked "The Adventure of the Second Stain" eighth in his list of his twelve favourite Holmes stories.

The Adventure of the Second Stain, one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 13 stories in the cycle collected as The Return of Sherlock Holmes and the only unrecorded case mentioned passively by Watson to be written. Doyle ranked The Adventure of the Second Stain eighth in his list of his twelve favourite Holmes stories. Lord Bellinger, the Prime Minister, and the Right Honourable Trelawney Hope, the Secretary of State for European Affairs, come to Holmes in the matter of a document stolen from Hope's dispatch box, which he kept at home in Whitehall Terrace when not at work.

Watson and Holmes are engaged by the prime minister and the European secretary to help recover a sensitive stolen political document. Tracking the document to a recently murdered spy, Holmes realizes that the European secretary’s wife actually has the letter. The questions immediately pile up in this tale of international intrigue, blackmail, and double-dealing.

'The Adventure of the Second Stain' is one of 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle. Holmes is presented with one of his most consequential cases to date, by the Prime Minister himself. A document has been stolen, which if divulged could bring about war.

Once again Arthur Conan Doyle presents a series of cases which baffle the police, but are no match for Sherlock Holmes and his trusty companion, Dr. Watson.

Enjoy this wonderful collection of Sherlock Holmes' adventures.

Behind the Bloodstains uncovers the terrifying stories of serial killers you've never heard of, diving deep into their crimes, motives, and the investigations that almost forgot them. This podcast brings chilling, true crime storytelling like never before.

A desaparición de una importante carta de un monarca europeo está a punto de tener consecuencias imprevisibles, cuando Lord Bellinger, dos veces presidente del Consejo de Gran Bretaña, y el muy ilustre Trelawney Hope visitan a Holmes en Baker Street.

El primer ministro del país hace llamar a Sherlock Holmes para encargarle una misión muy delicada. Es necesario recuperar un documento que ha sido robado y que si se llegara publicar podría llevar a Inglaterra a un conflicto armado de incalculables proporciones. El gobierno británico le pide a Holmes que de la forma más discreta posible haga lo que mejor sabe hacer: resolver lo imposible.

"The Adventure of the Second Stain" is one of 13 stories in The Return of Sherlock Holmes collection and the only unrecorded case mentioned passively by Watson to be written. Doyle ranked "The Adventure of the Second Stain" eighth in his list of his 12 favorite Holmes stories.