This is an interesting book, very creative and intriguing. The author has borrowed characters and plot lines from two of my favorite Victorian novels: "Bleak House" by Charles Dickens and "The Woman in White" by Wilkie Collins. The villain is the lawyer Tulkinghorn from Bleak House, and Collins' plot has been adapted and expanded and merged with Dickens' characters.
The hero is a new character, a private detective. Inspector Bucket from Bleak House makes an appearance too. The plot is well thought out and more modern than anything that Dickens or Collins could have used.
So if you haven't read "Bleak House" or "The Woman in White", why not? I think you will enjoy this novel more if you read them first. "Bleak House" is arguably Dickens best novel, and "The Woman in White" is a classic early mystery novel.
"The Solitary House" is a great read, very entertaining and creative.
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