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The house of silk a Sherlock Holmes novel

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.

Main Author: Horowitz, Anthony, 1955-
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Mulholland Books, 2011.
Edition: 1st ed.
Subjects:
Holmes, Sherlock > Fiction.
Watson, John H. > (Fictitious character) > Fiction.
Private investigators > England > Fiction.
London (England) > Fiction.
Mystery fiction > England.
Summary: 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.
Physical Description: 294 p. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN: 9780316196994 (hbk.)
0316196991 (hbk.)
Author Notes: Anthony Horowitz is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Alex Rider series and the award-winning writer of PBS's Foyle's War , Collision , and Injustice , as well as many other film and television projects. He lives in London.

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