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The House of Silk
Sherlock Holmes by Anthony Horowitz (Related to this series)
- Author
- Anthony Horowitz
- Narrator
- Derek Jacobi
- Publisher
- Orion
- Publish Date
- 1 November 2011
- Run Time
- 10 hours 23 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Rating
- 5.0 (2 reviews)
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What to expect
THE GAME'S AFOOT . . .
It is November 1890 and London is gripped by a merciless winter. Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson are enjoying tea by the fire when an agitated gentleman arrives unannounced at 221b Baker Street. He begs Holmes for help, telling the unnerving story of a scar-faced man with piercing eyes who has stalked him in recent weeks.
Intrigued, Holmes and Watson find themselves swiftly drawn into a series of puzzling and sinister events, stretching from the gas-lit streets of London to the teeming criminal underworld of Boston and the mysterious 'House of Silk' . . .
Read by Derek Jacobi
(p) 2011 Orion Publishing Group
User Reviews
Book 5.0
Narration 5.0
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5.0 5.0
Brilliant. Holmes and Watson brought back beautifully to life with an intriguing and twisting tale worthy of Conan Doyle himself. It's all there...the Baker St irregulars, Moriarty, Mycroft, fog....221b Baker Street in all its glory. A really good and thrilling read. Wonderful narration too
mariaka 2023-12-26
Details
- Author
- Anthony Horowitz
- Narrator
- Derek Jacobi
- Duration
- 10 hours 23 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 November 2011
- ISBN
- 9781409134039
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Orion
- Genre
- Crime and / or mystery fiction
- Rating
- 5.0(2 reviews)
- Narration
- 5.0(2 reviews)
Synopsis
'Horowitz has captured Holmes Heaven' (THE TIMES) - THE HOUSE OF SILK was the first official new Sherlock Holmes mystery and a SUNDAY TIMES bestseller.THE GAME'S AFOOT . . .It is November 1890 and London is gripped by a merciless winter. Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson are enjoying tea by the fire when an agitated gentleman arrives unannounced at 221b Baker Street. He begs Holmes for help, telling the unnerving story of a scar-faced man with piercing eyes who has stalked him in recent weeks. Intrigued, Holmes and Watson find themselves swiftly drawn into a series of puzzling and sinister events, stretching from the gas-lit streets of London to the teeming criminal underworld of Boston and the mysterious 'House of Silk' . . .Read by Derek Jacobi(p) 2011 Orion Publishing Group
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