Horowitz sometimes hits his mark when stepping into the voice of another author, and he did so in House of Silk. The deft writing is so good that I felt as if I'd discovered a long-lost Conan Doyle story.Recommended.
Who doesn't love a good Sherlock Holmes story? I think it's safe to say his adventures are timeless, if at times more satisfying for the byplay between Watson and Holmes than the actual mystery. This new entry in to Sherlock lore offers a new story, supposedly locked away by John because of the sens...
Sherlock Holmes has been immensely popular, ever since the first publication of the novels by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Fan fiction about the characters of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John H. Watson has been written since. Not always has this been a good idea though. But now, after the recent success from...
bookshelves: autumn-2011, published-2011, radio-4x, fradio, britain-england, mystery-thriller, victoriana Recommended for: Brazilliant Laura and mystery readers Read from November 05 to 18, 2011 Derek Jacobi reads the new, page turning Sherlock Holmes mystery by best selling author Anthony Horow...
The House of Silk is the 10th official Sherlock Holmes novel and the first to be written by author Anthony Horowitz. Mr Carstairs receives a note from a notorious criminal from America who has come to England looking for revenge. Carstairs enlists the help of Sherlock Holmes to track down the cri...
I realize this will make me sound like a grumpy old person, but I hate these modern day interpretations of Sherlock Holmes. They always portray Sherlock in the most non-Sherlock way, getting married and turning him into an action hero. It's just unnatural. So I was pretty wary but everything turned ...
Recently I read my first Sherlock Holmes book (Hound of the Baskervilles) and came away feeling rather underwhelmed. I surmised it was because I’d been exposed to so much Holmsian entertainment, mostly of the film and television variety, not to mention all the countless narratives that have been in...
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