This August, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Great Detective and his faithful confidant return to the worlds of Big Finish, in a new box-set of adventures written by Jonathan Barnes.

The Sacrifice of Sherlock Holmes chronicles a terrifying new investigation for the duo, in the November of 1921. Comfortably retired, Sherlock Holmes (Nicholas Briggs) and Dr John Watson (Richard Earl) are pulled back into service to confront old enemies, new threats and an evil which has been waiting for decades to exact its revenge...

The four-disc box-set contains the following stories:

Part 1: The Prophet in the Rain

It begins with the sound of rain upon the windowpane, with a woman who claims to speak to the dead, with an enemy stepping out into the storm and with the unfolding of a savage and merciless scheme to bring London to its knees. Only our elderly detective, Mr Sherlock Holmes, seems to sense upon the wind the scent of approaching disaster...

Part 2: The Body in the Garret

The attack upon the city is escalating. The death toll is rising. And the agents of the Society are everywhere, even in the unlikeliest of places. Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson - outflanked by events and outfoxed by their opponents - are forced to confront the limitations of their abilities in this strange new era as, all around them, the fire continues to spread.

Part 3: The Beast in the Darkness

With Dr Watson held captive by the enemy, a badly wounded Holmes races against the clock to confront the mastermind behind the brutal tragedies of the day. But will the Council of Priam help or hinder him in his attempt to stem the rising tide of madness?

Part 4: The Shadow in the Water

At last all of the players are brought together for a final confrontation. The warrior. The psychic. The detective. The doctor. And something else - something which has, for decades, been waiting in the darkness and biding its time, waiting for Sherlock Holmes’ last stand... 

The guest cast features Tracey Childs, Alan Cox, Jeremy Clyde and Natalie Burt, with Jamie Hinde, Joe Jameson, Frances Marshall, Jamie Newall, Elizabeth Rider and Christopher Naylor. The set has been directed and script-edited by Ken Bentley and produced by Nicholas Briggs.

You can pre-order the set ahead of its release in August for £25 on CD or £20 to download. CD orders include a complimentary digital copy, allowing you to start investigating as soon as the set is released. Smartphone users can download the stories on the move using the official Big Finish app, available on iOS devices. With this set not being on general release until late September, be one of the first to hear it, courtesy of Big Finish!

You can explore our entire Sherlock Holmes range on the Big Finish website. Titles include a series of double-disc adaptations of classic Holmesian adventures and the earlier box-sets The Ordeals of Sherlock Holmes and The Judgement of Sherlock Holmes.

Sherlock Holmes has also joined forces with other Big Finish heroes. Partnerships include a meeting with Dorian Gray (Alexander Vlahos) in The Confessions of Dorian Gray: Ghosts of Christmas Past, an encounter with the Doctor (Sylvester McCoy) in Doctor Who: All-Consuming Fire and an appearance in the ‘multiversal’ crossover The Worlds of Big Finish.