I will start the review by saying I really disliked this book. There were many times when I wanted to give up on it but I persevered, expecting a twist at the end that would explain why it was written the way it was. And there was but the explanation was farcical and left me with an even greater distaste. The rest of this review will discuss the book and my feelings more without giving away any major spoilers.
The best-selling author Anthony Horowitz was commissioned by the estate of Arthur Conan Doyle to write more Sherlock Holmes novels. The first one was called The House of Silk and I gave it a very good review. This was the second one and is called Moriarty and to be quite frank, I was not looking forward to it despite my enjoyment of the first one.
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