The Rook

Well, that was different to what I was expecting. A cross between Harry Potter. Monty Python and maybe a touch of Stella Rimmington. A bit long, but otherwise really good.

The House of SIlk

Sherlock Holmes seems to be making a very welcome comeback to popular culture (but did he ever really go away? Even Sir Arthur tried to kill him once and that didn't work!). While many stories have been written over the years involving the great detective, this novel is the first to be authorized by the Conan Doyle estate.

So, is it any good? Yes it is. And it'll be very familiar to anyone who's read the original Holmes stories. My only problem is I didn't know which version of Holmes to picture in my mind as I read it. Basil Rathbone? Jeremy Brett? Robert Downey. Jr? Benedit Cumberbatch? (hell, you could even throw in Tom Baker and John Cleese!) But I guess everyone's got their view on who the definite Holmes is.