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A review by harmonictempest
The House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz
4.0
Pretty good! Definitely scratches the Holmes itch, though there’s a certain amount of updated tone and style that I think was unavoidable.
Having it “written by Watson at the end of his life” gives the author some leeway for more commentary on Victorian society, which was generally good, though it did serve to make me conscious over and over that this wasn’t an original Holmes story.
Ultimately, this fell short of 5 stars because he didn’t manage to duplicate Holmes’ voice or logic. He has a few scenes that exactly duplicate the trope of Holmes telling someone all about their life 30 seconds after meeting them, but the overall way he pursued the mystery and made decisions that were always purely logical just didn’t match Arthur Conan Doyle.
Still, a satisfying mystery.
Having it “written by Watson at the end of his life” gives the author some leeway for more commentary on Victorian society, which was generally good, though it did serve to make me conscious over and over that this wasn’t an original Holmes story.
Ultimately, this fell short of 5 stars because he didn’t manage to duplicate Holmes’ voice or logic. He has a few scenes that exactly duplicate the trope of Holmes telling someone all about their life 30 seconds after meeting them, but the overall way he pursued the mystery and made decisions that were always purely logical just didn’t match Arthur Conan Doyle.
Still, a satisfying mystery.