Book description
1915. The great detective Sherlock Holmes is retired and quietly
engaged in the study of honey bees when a young woman literally
stumbles into him on the Sussex Downs. Fifteen years old, gawky,
egotistical, and recently orphaned, the young Mary Russell displays
an intellect to impress even Sherlock Holmes Â- and match him wit
for wit.
Under his reluctant tutelage, this very modern twentieth-century
woman proves a deft protégée and a fitting partner for the
Victorian detective. In their first case together, they must track
down a kidnapped American senator's daughter and confront a truly
cunning adversary Â- a bomber who has set trip-wires for the sleuths
and who will stop at nothing to end their partnership.
Laurie R. King lives in northern California. Her background
includes such diverse interests as Old Testament theology and
construction work, and she has been writing crime fiction since 1987.
The winner of the Edgar, the Nero, the Macavity and the John Creasey
awards, she is the author of highly praised stand-alone suspense
novels and a contemporary mystery series, as well as the Mary
Russell/Sherlock Holmes series.
