Being faithful to a theme has its reward. And it is that in a crime genre perhaps not in decline but always absorbed by the current noir, a writer like Anthony horowitz He has stuck to his guns to revive that more deductive police suspense genre. And of course in the end the very heirs of Conan Doyle go and bless his work to learn more adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
However, not everything is police in Horowitz's case. Pulling from communicating vessels we find in his works adventure or mystery novels, always with that component of the enigma to be revealed, whether to find a criminal or to obtain a hidden treasure.
Thus it is more understandable that in a literary career as extensive as that of this author born in 1957 everything comes together. It is simply a kind of narrative leitmotif. Everyone writes his stories about what he wants. But whoever writes for so long with such a close plot horizon is because he does it to the highest degree. Until reaching that degree of excellence that he gives the experience.
If you want to read a fast-paced, action-packed book that imbues you with its plot as a multi-edged challenge, surely Horowitz could become one of your favorite authors. You never know if he will lead you through a historical fiction, an adventure story or a thriller. Because the background in Horowitz's case is to make everything his own genre.
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a brilliant murder
He had recently given a good account of the Alaska Sanders case, by Joel Dicker. I was encouraged then with this other story that pointed to that double game between reality and fiction, between literature and life. It was a rewarding experience towards the same confusion that Dicker achieves, only in this case with a point of greater action.
Susan Ryeland has been the editor for eccentric best-selling writer Alan Conway for years. Readers love the protagonist of his most famous series, detective Atticus Pünd, who is dedicated to solving crimes in the seemingly quiet English villages of the XNUMXs.
However, the latest novel that Conway has delivered, and which is missing the last chapters, is not like the others and is about to change Susan's life. Although there are corpses and an interesting list of suspects in the narrative, another story is hidden between the pages of the manuscript: a plot that is intertwined with real life in which jealousy, envy, ruthless ambitions and murders far outweigh to fiction.
The House of Silk
Daring with a classic brings, from the outset, criticism from the purists of the day. They are the most intensely offended in the creative sphere of any art or dedication. But without a doubt, this commission to get Sherlock Holmes out of his limbo is worth reading.
In November 1890, the winter in London is relentless. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are having tea by the fireplace when an obviously nervous gentleman bursts into 221B Baker Street. After telling Holmes a puzzling story about an individual who has been following him for the past few weeks, he begs her to help him.
Intrigued by what this man tells them, Holmes and Watson immerse themselves in a series of strange and sinister events, ranging from the dimly lit streets of London to the bustling underworld of Boston. While investigating the case, they come across a whispered password. "The House of Silk" is not only a mystery, but also the most dangerous enemy Holmes has ever faced; and a conspiracy that threatens to tear at the fabric of the society in which they live...
With a diabolical plot and excellent characterization, famed writer Anthony Horowitz has created a top-notch Sherlock Holmes mystery, staying completely true to the spirit of the original Conan Doyle books. Holmes is back with all the pace, subtlety and powers of deduction that made him the world's greatest detective.
Death is the sentence
"You shouldn't be here. It's too late…” These were the last words recorded on the mobile phone of Richard Pryce, a renowned divorce lawyer, before he was beaten to death with a bottle of 1928 Chateau Lafite, valued at more than £3.000. .
The most curious thing about the case is that Richard Pryce was not even a good drinker. What was the bottle doing there, then? And why those last words recorded in the memory of his phone? The police also do not know how to interpret the three digits painted on the wall, and the suspects to kill Richard Pryce are numerous.
Daniel Hawthorne takes on the investigation with the help of Anthony Horowitz, again in the role of Watson of a modern Holmes. As both characters delve into the dark skein of crime, Horowitz will realize that his partner has unspeakable secrets, which he wants to keep away from the light at all costs. Some of them may have to see it, despite the fact that it puts the author's life at stake.
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The crime in room 12
There are times when the arguments end up becoming much more extensive and branched genres for new authors and proposals. Since Joel Dicker and his room 622 of him, not as an origin but as a closer reference, the hotels and their possibilities for crime are increasing.
Could it be that anonymity, furtive encounters, estrangement, myths are mixed in hotels... The point is that hotels are already at the service of crime so that we wander through their corridors in search of the murderer. Walks on carpet among so many anonymous faces with whom, despite the proximity of the spaces, we hardly exchange a hello…
Susan Ryeland, dissatisfied with her new life on Crete, misses London. One day, she is visited by Lawrence and Pauline Treherne, owners of Branlow Hall, a luxurious hotel in England. The couple ask Susan for help to find her daughter. Cecily disappeared shortly after assuring her parents that the man serving time for a crime committed at her facility is innocent.
On Cecily's wedding day eight years ago, hotel guest Frank Parris was brutally beaten to death in his room. One of the staff, Stefan Codrescu, was found guilty and is serving time in jail. However, after reading the late writer Alan Conway's novel, inspired by the Parris murder, Cecily declared herself convinced of Codrescu's innocence. Susan was Conway's editor, which is why the couple have traveled to Crete; maybe she'll be able to reread her novel and figure out the mystery. Back in England, Susan settles in at Branlow Hall, where she is greeted with hostility, evasiveness, and attempts at manipulation. A murderer is on the loose.
