Publisher information
- Publisher: F. A. Thorpe (Publishers)
- ISBN: 9781444825626
- Number of pages: 392
- Dimensions: 235 x 150 x 4 mm
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Brilliant!
Well, consider me bamboozled. I’m going to try very hard to keep this review spoiler free – I wouldn’t spoil the plot of this for anything.
Reading the sy... READ MORE
Incredibly deceptive
Sherlock Holmes is dead! What an excellent selling point for a book; it made me want to read it. I think half of me was disgusted and the other half, deepl... READ MORE
Playing the game for the game’s own sake
Three years after expanding the Sherlock Holmes canon in marvellously faithful fashion with The House of Silk, Anthony Horowitz again plunges us back – now... READ MORE
Good start and finish
First of all I must admit that I haven't actually read the first in this series (I didn't realise it was part of a series when I bought it) but I don't thi... READ MORE
Brilliant setup, disappointing reveal.
I really enjoyed reading Moriarty, but I felt that the ending really undermined the rest of the book. Our two Detectives work well together and reference H... READ MORE
Insanely Intelligent.
I must admit, it took me a while to really get into this book, mostly because I wanted the guts and gore from the very beginning, but I'm so glad I stuck w... READ MORE
Really good!
Really enjoyed this book.
Inspiration for Grandchildren
I have read enough of A.Horowitz, to know that this is a writer, that can take me down "HIS" imaginary path to work my thoughts around several iconic stori... READ MORE
Great take, greater plot-twist!
Great take on Holmesian characters and really does put things into perspective outside of Dr. Watson's normal view, and the plot twist at the end made me s... READ MORE
An entertaining homage to Arthur Conan Doyle
I could easily have believed this was an original Sherlock Holmes story. The writing style seemed very authentic, even if it seemed bloodier than I recall ... READ MORE