{"product_id":"the-silent-house-a-novel-9781513205397","title":"The Silent House: A Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Silent House\u003c\/i\u003e (1899) is a mystery novel by Fergus Hume. Although not as successful as \u003ci\u003eThe Mystery of a Hansom Cab\u003c\/i\u003e (1886), an immediate bestseller for Hume, \u003ci\u003eThe Silent House\u003c\/i\u003e is a gripping novel with an atmospheric intensity and tightly wound mystery worthy of the best of Victorian fiction. From an author whose work inspired Arthur Conan Doyle, \u003ci\u003eThe Silent House\u003c\/i\u003e is a story of murder with a haunting, original conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAt twenty-five, Lucian Denzil is at the very beginning of his career as a barrister. Settling into a serious life, he rents a modest home in Pimlico on Geneva Square. Although he endeavors to focus and live only for his work, Lucian cannot help but notice the stories told by neighbors and servants about No. 13, a home near his own on the square. Decades prior to his settling in Pimlico, No. 13, now known as “the silent house,” was the site of a gruesome murder. Over the years, it had gone unoccupied and fallen into general disrepair. In 1895, a quiet, reclusive man named Mark Berwin moved into the home, where he lived alone, and to which he could not infrequently be seen returning in the dead of night in a drunken, disturbed state. One night, while walking through Geneva Square to his own home, Lucian encounters Berwin who, intoxicated and confused, requires the young man’s assistance. Helping the older gentleman make his way to No. 13, Lucian feels a growing unease, a sense of something that will lead him not only to the heart of a local mystery, but into the depths of the silent house itself.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eWith a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Fergus Hume’s \u003ci\u003eThe Silent House\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic of English mystery and detective fiction reimagined for modern readers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Graphic Arts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359496405335,"sku":"9781513205397","price":13.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781513205397.jpg?v=1754124822","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-silent-house-a-novel-9781513205397","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}