A review by codygard
The House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz

4.0

In my opinion, the author of this new Sherlock Holmes book does an incredible job writing in the same style as Sir Author Conan Doyle. This book truly does have the same feel as any of Doyle's writings. It is somewhat more dark and violent than any of the original Holmes' adventures and the conclusion of what the House of Silk truly is is nothing short of horrendous. That being said, Horowitz does a great job of setting up the story. He writes it as Doyle almost always did - from the perspective of Watson. However, here in Horowitz's book, Watson is writing as an old man after Holmes has already died and he has this last story to tell that is so sordid he has not written it yet. Not only that, he insists that it not be released to the public for a hundred years. It is true, as I said earlier that what is discovered is truly "monstrous" (as Watson says), but Horowitz does not write it in an explicit or gratuitous manner. In doing so I believe Horowitz was trying to say something about the decline of morals in our day. After Watson says that this story must not be shared for a hundred years he writes, "It is impossible to imagine what the world will be like then, but perhaps future readers will be more inured to scandal and corruption than my own would have been."

All that being said, I found this book to be enjoyable and to hold true to the original Holmes' stories. If you are a fan of Doyle's Sherlock Holmes you will not be disappointed by Horowitz's Sherlock Holmes.