About the Authors
Anthony Boucher, pseudonym of William Anthony Parker White (1911–1968), was a prolific mystery author and Edgar Award–winning editor. Between 1942 and 1947 he worked for the San Francisco Chronicle as a mystery reviewer and also spent time writing for the New York Times. His short fiction has been published in many distinguished American fiction magazines, including Adventure, Black Mask, Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, Weird Tales, and many others. His short story “The Quest for Saint Aquin” was selected by the Science Fiction Writers of America as one of the best science fiction short stories of all time. In the 1940s, he was also involved in radio, hosting a show called Golden Voices and writing a number of Sherlock Holmes dramas. He also helped to create the Mystery Writers of America in 1946 and served as president in 1951.
Jim Weiss’ storytelling recordings have received the highest awards from the Parents’ Choice Foundation, Oppenheim Toy Portfolio, and the American Library Association and have been widely praised in major publications across North America and internationally. He is the winner of eight AudioFile Earphones Awards.
Nigel Bruce
(1895–1953) was a British character actor best known for playing bumbling
English aristocrats, high-society snobs, and military types. He played Dr. John
Watson to Basil Rathbone’s Sherlock Holmes in a number of films, as well as in
the classic radio show.
Nigel Bruce
(1895–1953) was a British character actor best known for playing bumbling
English aristocrats, high-society snobs, and military types. He played Dr. John
Watson to Basil Rathbone’s Sherlock Holmes in a number of films, as well as in
the classic radio show.
About the Narrators
Philip St. John Basil Rathbone (1892–1967) was a South African–born English actor. He rose to prominence in Britain as a Shakespearean stage actor and went on to appear in over seventy films. He was widely recognized for his many portrayals of Sherlock Holmes in a series of fourteen feature films made between 1939 and 1946.
Nigel Bruce
(1895–1953) was a British character actor best known for playing bumbling
English aristocrats, high-society snobs, and military types. He played Dr. John
Watson to Basil Rathbone’s Sherlock Holmes in a number of films, as well as in
the classic radio show.
Tom Conway
(1904–1967) was a British actor best known for playing private detectives and
psychiatrists—and for being George Sanders’ brother. He has many film,
television, and radio credits to his name, including The Falcon’s Brother and Mark
Saber.