• The House of Silk

  • A Sherlock Holmes Novel
  • By: Anthony Horowitz
  • Narrated by: Derek Jacobi
  • Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (4,539 ratings)

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The House of Silk

By: Anthony Horowitz
Narrated by: Derek Jacobi
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Publisher's summary

Sherlock Holmes is the greatest detective in literary history. For the first time since the death of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, a new Holmes story has been sanctioned by his estate, whetting the appetites of fans everywhere. Information about the book will be revealed as deliberately as Holmes himself would unravel a knotty case, but best-selling novelist and Holmes expert Anthony Horowitz is sure to bring a compelling, atmospheric story to life. With access to the estate's archives and careful study of the original stories, Horowitz is sure to weave a tale that satisfies new fans as well as the most dedicated Baker Street Irregular.

©2011 Anthony Horowitz (P)2011 Hachette
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Enjoyable but..

Horowitz is no Conan Doyle. Grammatical errors that he would never have made should have been caught by copy editor. Typhoid fever? Should have researched that. And Sherlock would never have done the last thing he did, nor some of the others. Horowitz prides himself on the novelty of intertwining 2 stories together, as of course Conan Doyle did in The Valley of Fear. Still it was good fun with a few interesting flourishes.

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Excellent

I am Sherlock Holmes fan and I find some books not to give the full strength of the character but the story and production of this book is phenomenal.

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An incredible story performed by an exceptional storyteller.

Of all the pastiche Sherlock Holmes stories I have listened to, this is by far the best one I have found. I tried to listen to it to sleep, but was much too intrigued. Being a detective tale, it indeed begins slowly in the Doyle style, but transforms into a well rounded story. The ending was a demonstration of a masterly crafted exposition and rising action, and a well presented climax.

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All round good listening

I thought the author did a great job of bringing Sherlock Holmes to life again... the narration was a great fit for the character Watson... and the story kept me absorbed in it from Portland to NJ and back... well done!

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one ofy favorite Sherlock Holmes stroies.

I loved this story, give it a try. it starts off a little slow, but the end is very satisfying.

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Thoroughly enjoyable.

Very good. Has the style of ACD. Voice work is excellent. Loved the different characters.

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Amazing

Wow! I loved this new Sherlock story! And Derek Jacobi is the best. I highly recommend this book.

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wonderfully read! Derek Jacobi is great!

Anthony Horowitz is a master story teller and Derek Jacobi is very animated in his reading! I loved it!

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almost as if A.C. Doyle had written it

a freshly written Holmes with all the familiar characters. I loved it. very true to the original but fresher and avoided trite sound bites.

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Incredible

Both the storyline and the performance were outstanding. Keep you on the edge of your seat till the very last. Very clever and well done

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