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Horowitz, Anthony, 1955-

The house of silk : A Sherlock Holmes novel / Anthony Horowitz. - 1st ed. - London Orion Books, 2011. - 294 p. ; 25 cm.

Abstract:
It is 1890. A year after Holmes's death, Watson--now in a retirement home--narrates a tale of Sherlockian detection that could tear apart the very fabric of society. The story opens with a train robbery in Boston, and moves to the innocuous setting of Wimbledon.

It is 1890. A year after Holmes's death, Watson--now in a retirement home--narrates a tale of Sherlockian detection that could tear apart the very fabric of society. The story opens with a train robbery in Boston, and moves to the innocuous setting of Wimbledon.

ISBN: 9780316196994 (hbk.) 9781409157243

LCCN: 2011030839

Subjects--Personal Names:
Holmes, Sherlock--Fiction.
Watson, John H. (Fictitious character) --Fiction.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Private investigators--England--Fiction.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
London (England)--Fiction.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Mystery fiction.

LC Class. No.: PR6058.O715 / H68 2011

Dewey Class. No.: 823.914 HOR