The Twentieth-Anniversary Edition of the First Novel of the Acclaimed Mary Russell Series by Edgar Award–Winning Author Laurie R. King. An Agatha Award Best Novel Nominee • Named One of the Century’s Best 100 Mysteries by the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association In 1915, Sherlock Holmes is retired and quietly engaged in the study of honeybees in Sussex when a young woman literally stumbles … in Sussex when a young woman literally stumbles onto 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. Under his reluctant tutelage, this very modern, twentieth-century woman proves a deft protégée and a fitting partner for the Victorian detective. They are soon called to Wales to help Scotland Yard find the kidnapped daughter of an American senator, a case of international significance with clues that dip deep into Holmes’s past. Full of brilliant deduction, disguises, and danger, The Beekeeper’s Apprentice, the first book of the Mary Russell–Sherlock Holmes mysteries, is “remarkably beguiling” (The Boston Globe).
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The start of a wonderful series.
Love this book and the series.
Laurie R. King is the standard bearer of historical novels. Her use of settings are well-imagined and informative. I always feel I am looking into the past, yet satisfying modern sensibilities. I love mysteries, but when reading her books, I almost love the setting and atmosphere she provides even more.
I loved this book.
Not a Sherlock Holmes story, but a totally new approach. Very readable series.
I want more Mary Russell!!
I loved all of the Mary Russell books, with the exception of Pirate King. The premise, which is laid out in this first of the series, is totally original and absolutely captivating. It was difficult to wait for Laurie King to get the next book published so I could spend more time with Holmes and Russell; they’ve become treasured friends.
The main character is a strong young woman whose mind is a match for Holmes’. She is also far more human and emotional and a wonderful character. Which is good, since she’s the narrator.
I loved this book and almost all of its sequels.
Laurie King writes really good suspense and detective novels. Not all of them are Holmes-related. Seek them out and read them!
An entertaining and interesting read. Well developed lovable characters. I very much enjoyed it.