Title : The House of Silk
Author : Anthony Horowitz
Narrators : Derek Jacobi
Genre : Mystery/Adventure
Publisher : Hachette Audio
Listening Length : 10 hours 24 minutes
Rating : 4/5
Narrator Rating : 4.5/5

There’s a new Sherlock Holmes mystery in town and it’s penned by Anthony Horowitz! In this book, Holmes and Watson investigate a crime for art dealer Edmund Carstairs. Carstairs fears that he and his family are in danger from an old foe, the leader of the “flat cap” gang. One thing leads to another, and the detective duo find that all trouble emanates from the mysterious, hidden House of Silk. Such is its power that heads of government and institutions protect it. When the intrepid duo dig deeper, they are soon in grave danger!

The House of Silk is well-plotted and reads almost like a Doyle original. Horowitz does a great job of recreating familiar locales like Baker Street and old characters like Mrs Hudson. Holmes employs his famous powers of deductive reasoning and Watson, is as usual, amazed! The story is fairly intricate with twists you don’t see coming, so it keeps you engaged. Watson has a greater role in this book that any other Holmes novel I’ve read – so that was a tad unusual.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book and look forward to more of Horowitz’s storytelling. Derek Jacobi did an excellent job of voicing the various characters, and made this entertaining mystery even better!