I enjoyed my reread of A Monstrous Regiment of Women. My most vivid memory of the book was the chapter headings of historical misogynist quotes They make an interesting juxtaposition to Mary Russell's investigation, the times they depict, and her relationship with Sherlock Holmes. For those who don...
I approached this second book in the Mary Russell series with a certain apprehension - after enjoying the first one so much, I wasn't at all sure if the next books in the series, by necessity different in tone, would give me as much enjoyment.It did and it didn't. I thought the book excellent - it w...
A confusing and inconsistent book. It’s advertised as “a novel of suspense” but the suspense only starts in the second half of the novel and it contributes very little to the plotline.The novel takes place in 1921 in London and Oxford. The book follows Mary Russell, a young heiress reading (the Brit...
This is the second in Laurie King's series about Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes - an unlikely but very satisfying team. The books are not so much about Holmes as they are about Russell, but both characters are well-written and faithful to the original series in terms of atmosphere, characters, an...
Probably more of a 3 1/2 star read, if only for the fact that the mystery was somewhat lame and part of the narrative ( that is, the method the villain selected to try to kill Mary Russell)rather more implausible than it needed to be. Still, Mary Russell is a well-drawn character, her independence, ...
Despite the fact that the newest Mary Russell, Pirate King is starting at me each time I sit at the cash desk, I'm glad I've gone back to the beginning of the series. I love the subtlety in these books. In Regiment, Russell is preparing a presentation of her studies, which involve investigating and ...
Probably closer to 3.5*s. I liked this one but not as much as the first. I think I missed the byplay of Mary and Holmes as they were separated for most of this book. I'm rounding down because the mystery wasn't all that mysterious and the culprit was pretty obvious. I was hoping for more of a tw...
The continuation of The Beekeeper's Apprentice; Mary Russell meets through her friend Veronica Beaconsfield, Margaret Childe who leads “The New Temple of God”, a charismatic sect for women. But, could New Temple be a cover for something sinister? Several women have died and left the money to the Tem...
This is the second book in the Mary Russell/Sherlock Holmes series, of which I have read the first and eighth. Luckily, the books do not need to be read in order, although things from prior books are alluded to in the later books. As with the other two in the series, I enjoyed this book. I am giv...
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