• The Beetle-Hunter
Though Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is best known for his detective stories, he also wrote other short stories which are masterpieces of mystery and suspense. In some of the stories, a suppressed uneasiness gradually builds up and evolves into sheer terror; in others, the story line unexpectedly changes and comes to an unexpected conclusion.  In "The Beetle-Hunter," a beginning doctor is employed on a strange errand to a coleopterist.


Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a British author most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered a major innovation in the field of crime fiction, and for the adventures of Professor Challenger. He was a prolific writer whose other works include science fiction stories, historical novels, plays and romances, poetry, and non-fiction.

Simon Vance is a native of Brighton, England. After graduating from the Brighton School of Music and Drama, and Leeds University, Vance embarked on a lengthy career with the BBC, in addition to narrating for the Talking Book Service of the Royal National Institute for the Blind. Later, he moved his residence and narrating career to California. His work has received numerous AudioFile ‘Earphone’ awards and Audie Award nominations.

The Beetle-Hunter

Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Narrator: Simon Vance

ISBN: 9781593164966

SRP: $5.95

Length: 0:36:00

Item No: LL471

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