The House of Silk
Author(s): Anthony Horowitz
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' ...
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Shortlisted for Galaxy National Book Awards: Waterstone's UK Author of the Year 2011.
Anthony Horowitz may have committed more (fictional) murders than any other living author. As a TV screenwriter he created both Midsomer Murders and the BAFTA-winning Foyle's War. Other TV work includes Poirot and the widely acclaimed mini-series Collision and Injustice. He is also the author of a string of bestselling children's books, including the Alex Rider series which has sold 13 million copies worldwide. He has often claimed Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to be an inspiration for his work ever since encountering the Holmes canon, aged 16. He currently lives in Clerkenwell.
General Fields
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- : Orion Publishing Co
- : Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
- : 01 August 2012
- : 198mm X 129mm
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 September 2012
- : books
Special Fields
- : Anthony Horowitz
- : Paperback
- : 1
- : 823.92
- : 400