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The Beekeeper's Apprentice: Introducing Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Beekeeper's Apprentice: Introducing Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Laurie R. King
SeriesMary Russell & Sherlock Holmes
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:448
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
Category/GenreHistorical mysteries
ISBN/Barcode 9780749008529
ClassificationsDewey:813.54
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Allison & Busby
Imprint Allison & Busby
Publication Date 5 August 2010
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

In 1915, Sherlock Holmes is retired and quietly engaged in the study of honeybees 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--and match him wit for wit. Under his reluctant tutelage, this very modern twentieth-century woman proves a deft protegee and a fitting partner for the Victorian detective. But even in their first case together, the pair face a truly cunning adversary who will stop at nothing to put an end to their partnership.

Author Biography

Laurie R. King is the first novelist since Patricia Cornwell to win prizes for Best First Crime Novel on both sides of the Atlantic with the publication of her debut thriller, A Grave Talent. She is the best-selling author of seven Mary Russell mysteries, four contemporary novels featuring Kate Martinelli, and the best-selling novels A Darker Place and Folly. She lives in northern California.

Reviews

'Wonderfully original and entertaining - absorbing from beginning to end' Booklist