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A review by suzemo
The House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz
4.0
I was reluctant to read this book, because once upon a time as a wee child, I read all of the Sherlock Holmes stories by Doyle and have very fond memories of it.
However, I was pleasantly surprised that Horowitz did a pretty solid job with the writing. Everything feels like the old Doyle stories - the characters feel much like the originals (and not the various versions portrayed in movies and TV series). Watson and Holmes have much of the same characteristics and feel the same as the versions I remember reading.
My only issue is that I feel like the mystery fell short, and a bit too sensationalistic, like something that should be turned into a TV show.
The foundation for this story is that old/eldery Watson is putting down this last case to paper as his life is in its twilight, he had never chronicled it before because it was too "shocking" to make an appearance. Of course, modern audiences might not feel that way, but still, solid effort and I am happy with the work.
However, I was pleasantly surprised that Horowitz did a pretty solid job with the writing. Everything feels like the old Doyle stories - the characters feel much like the originals (and not the various versions portrayed in movies and TV series). Watson and Holmes have much of the same characteristics and feel the same as the versions I remember reading.
My only issue is that I feel like the mystery fell short, and a bit too sensationalistic, like something that should be turned into a TV show.
The foundation for this story is that old/eldery Watson is putting down this last case to paper as his life is in its twilight, he had never chronicled it before because it was too "shocking" to make an appearance. Of course, modern audiences might not feel that way, but still, solid effort and I am happy with the work.