The voices of The Red-Headed League
8 voices in The Red-Headed League by Arthur Conan Doyle. Every one is a separate voice, cast to the character as written.
- Narrator — Watson's first-person literary narration — warm, adventurous, admiring of Holmes.
- Sherlock Holmes — The world's only consulting detective. Razor-sharp analytical mind, cold precision, theatrical wit. Alternates between lethargy and explosive energy. Speaks in crisp, certain pronouncements.
- Dr. Watson — Holmes's loyal friend and biographer. A former army surgeon, warm, practical, earnest. Speaks with admiration for Holmes and genuine concern for clients.
- Jabez Wilson — A stout, red-haired pawnbroker who tells Holmes the bizarre story of the Red-Headed League. Plain-spoken, bewildered, and verbose.
- John Clay — Criminal mastermind operating as Vincent Spaulding, Wilson's assistant. Grandson of a duke, with the cool composure and sneering politeness of a born aristocrat turned villain.
- Mr. Duncan Ross — John Clay's accomplice, posing as the manager of the fictitious Red-Headed League to lure Jabez Wilson out of his shop every morning.
- Mr. Merryweather — A bank director who joins Holmes's stakeout to protect £30,000 in French gold, gloomy about missing his Saturday card game.
- Peter Jones — A Scotland Yard police agent who partners with Holmes on the raid to capture John Clay.