Book Hype hosts Jen, Marama, and Karen, are joined by special guest Harri to discuss The House of Silk and related Sherlock materials.

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What are we reading?
–The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
–Veronica Mars: The Thousand Dollar Tan Line by Rob Thomas
–Nearly Gone by Elle Cosimano
–Divergent Official Illustrated Movie Companion by Kate Egan
–Inside Divergent: The Initiate’s World by Cecilia Bernard
–The Chapel Wars by Lindsey Leavitt

Book Bites: What’s our favorite Sherlock novel?
-Jen ruins Karen’s (terrible) joke.
-Marama picks The Hounds of Baskervilles.
-Jen picks The House of Silk.
-Since this was Karen’s first Sherlock book, what did she think?
-Jumping forward in time, Harri says A Study in Scarlet.

Discussing The House of Silk:
-We give you a little background about the novel and author.
-Did you read the introduction?
-Did this feel like a story written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle?
-How did we feel about having two mysteries?
-Art jokes for the win!
-Americans are super shady, apparently.
-Was the House of Silk plotline dealt with appropriately?
-We welcome a special guest!
-Did we think Sherlock could have committed the murder?
-Was the characterization of Holmes and Watson consistent with the originals?
-Did we know the mystery man was Moriarty right from the beginning?
-Who were our favorite secondary characters?

Other incarnations of Sherlock:
-Could The House of Silk end up in the BBC show?
-Is this all just fan-fiction?
–What stories would our resident expert like to see in the show?
-Several of the hosts try to convince you to watch Elementary.
-How do the Sherlock movies fair?
-Don’t forget about The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, a faithful adaptation from the ’80s.
-If you’re looking for some other types of Sherlock books, try The Every series by Ellie Marnie or the Young Sherlock Holmes series by Andrew Lane.
-Jen is not above bribing Karen to read more Sherlock stories.

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