A Monstrous Regiment of Women (Mary Russell & Sherlock Holmes): A puzzling mystery for Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes (Mary Russell & Sherlock Holmes, 2) - Softcover

Laurie R King

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0749014997 ISBN 13: 9780749014995

Publisher: Allison & Busby, 2014

Synopsis

It is 1921 and Mary Russell--Sherlock Holmes's brilliant apprentice, now an Oxford graduate with a degree in theology - is on the verge of acquiring a sizable inheritance. Independent at last, with a passion for divinity and detective work, her most baffling mystery may now involve Holmes and the burgeoning of a deeper affection between herself and the retired detective. Russell's attentions turn to the New Temple of God and its leader, Margery Childe, a charismatic suffragette and a mystic, whose draw on the young theology scholar is irresistible. But when four bluestockings from the Temple turn up dead shortly after changing their wills, could sins of a capital nature be afoot? Holmes and Russell investigate, as their partnership takes a surprising turn.

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Review:

Crime fiction s most unlikely but utterly credible romance... Laurie King is the most interesting writer to emerge on the American crime fiction front in recent years

--Val McDermid

Brilliantly written

--T. J. Binyon, Evening Standard (of The Birth of a New Moon)

From the Back Cover:

The dawn of 1921 finds Mary Russell, Sherlock Holmes's brilliant young apprentice, about to come into a considerable inheritance. Nevertheless, she still enjoys her nighttime prowls in disguise through London's grimy streets, where one night she encounters an old friend, now a charity worker among the poor. Veronica Beaconsfield introduces Russell to the New Temple of God, a curious amalgam of church and feminist movement, led by the enigmatic, electrifying Margery Childe. Part suffragette, part mystic, she lives quite well for a woman of God from supposedly humble origins. Despite herself, Russell is drawn ever deeper into Childe's circle. When Veronica has a near-fatal accident -- and turns out to be the fourth bluestocking in the group to meet with misadventure after changing her will -- Russell and Holmes launch a quiet investigation. But the Temple may bring the newly rich Russell far closer to heaven than she would like....

About this edition

• Publisher: Allison & Busby
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0749014997
• ISBN 13: 9780749014995
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320