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Radio 4,06 Nov 2026,14 mins

The Case of the Texan Legacy

Sleuth-Hound by Lindsey Fitzharris

Available for 33 days

Historian Lindsey Fitzharris investigates the real-life inspiration for Sherlock Holmes, travelling from the fog-bound streets of 19th-century Edinburgh to Gilded Age Manhattan. Now that Sherlock has met a watery end, the inspiration behind the fictional detective can turn his attention to real-life matters of life and death. Abridged by Eileen Horne Read by Robin Laing Produced by Eilidh McCreadie

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