Tag: Mary Russell
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Book review: The Murder of Mary Russell by Laurie King
The Murder of Mary Russell by Laurie R. King My rating: 4 of 5 stars This book is the 14th in the series of Mary Russell (wife of Sherlock Holmes). This installment is particularly enchanting as it deals with Mrs. Hudson, Sherlock Holmes’s famous landlady. It turns out that Mrs. Hudson has a backstory and…
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Book review: Dreaming Spies by Laurie King
Dreaming Spies by Laurie R. King My rating: 4 of 5 stars I really enjoy this mystery series and its unique and interesting take on Sherlock Holmes. Unfortunately, the past few books have been the weakest of the lot, so I was delighted that #13 in the series proved to be such a delightful read.…
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Book review: Garment of Shadows by Laurie King
Garment of Shadows by Laurie R. King My rating: 4 of 5 stars The Mary Russell mystery series is one of my favorite series. (I know–I say that a lot.) At the beginning of this one, which starts almost immediately after the previous book, “The Pirate King,” Mary Russell is suffering from amnesia and has…
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Book review: Pirate King by Laurie King
Pirate King by Laurie R. King My rating: 3 of 5 stars I have really loved this series, whose premise is centered on Sherlock Holmes coming out of retirement and marrying a young woman very much his intellectual equal, named Mary Russell. Unfortunately, as of late, the series has gotten a bit inconsistent. The eleventh…
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Book review: The God of the Hive by Laurie King
The God of the Hive by Laurie R. King My rating: 4 of 5 stars I really enjoy Laurie King’s series on Sherlock Holmes and his wife, Mary Russell. Her 10th book in this series is a worthy addition (which are best read in order). The main characters are well developed by this point, but…