A review by awesomebrandi
The House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz

3.0

I have mixed feelings about this book. Overall, I feel like it could be summed up as a cheap knock off of Conan Doyle's Sherlock. There's an attempt to capture Sherlock's speech and his wit, but it falls pretty far short of the musicality and memorable lines of the original stories. The final third of the book snares you in a bit, but I won't lie, the big reveal will turn your stomach a bit (at least it did for me). It's a pretty harsh topic. There was an unexpected connection in the end as well, so I applaud the author on taking it to an unexpected place, but, it got pretty heavy. I'm not sure I would read another Sherlock story by this author. I think I'm just too fond of Conan Doyle's writing style and I don't think he's easily matched.