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The House of Silk

A Sherlock Holmes Novel

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For the first time in its one-hundred-and-twenty-five-year history, the Arthur Conan Doyle Estate has authorized a new Sherlock Holmes novel.

Once again, The Game's Afoot...

London, 1890. 221B Baker St. A fine art dealer named Edmund Carstairs visits Sherlock Holmes and Dr John Watson to beg for their help. He is being menaced by a strange man in a flat cap - a wanted criminal who seems to have followed him all the way from America. In the days that follow, his home is robbed, his family is threatened. And then the first murder takes place.

Almost unwillingly, Holmes and Watson find themselves being drawn ever deeper into an international conspiracy connected to the teeming criminal underworld of Boston, the gaslit streets of London, opium dens and much, much more. And as they dig, they begin to hear the whispered phrase-the House of Silk-a mysterious entity that connects the highest levels of government to the deepest depths of criminality. Holmes begins to fear that he has uncovered a conspiracy that threatens to tear apart the very fabric of society.

The Arthur Conan Doyle Estate chose the celebrated, #1 New York Times bestselling author Anthony Horowitz to write The House of Silk because of his proven ability to tell a transfixing story and for his passion for all things Holmes. Destined to become an instant classic, The House of Silk brings Sherlock Holmes back with all the nuance, pacing, and almost superhuman powers of analysis and deduction that made him the world's greatest detective, in a case depicting events too shocking, too monstrous to ever appear in print...until now. Private Investigators Traditional Detectives Historical Mystery Feel-Good

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Where does The House of Silk rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

I would put it in the top 10 percent

What other book might you compare The House of Silk to and why?

It is akin to "The Last Werewolf" but better. It might compare in some little sense to the Hannibal Lector tales

What about Derek Jacobi’s performance did you like?

He captured the patois of the period, his voice as Watson telling the story years after the fact sounded old. And that was well done!

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

"Holmes most disturbing case"

Any additional comments?

Though I figured out who the House of Silk was fairly early, they actual execution of the tale was surprising. Icky, oleaginous villans throughout. I hope he writes some more.

Disturbing Holmesian Tale

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Why are there not more!? I'm a devout Sherlock Holmes fan and I must say that this is an excellent book. Well written, well narrated. I really wish there were more like this.

I loved this book.

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Very well written. great story. narration was wonderful. Would love more by this author and narrator.

Great!

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I have always enjoyed Sherlock Holmes books, this was the first modern try that I thought was up to Doyle's standard, a little dark but I stayed interested till the end.

Better than expected

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This story met all of my expectations!
The narrator was one of the best, his voice kept my FULL attention!

Wonderful written! Exciting twists and turns.

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